What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5234 and 5242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5234 and 5242 is 2.

GCF(5234,5242) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5234 and 5242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5234 and 5242.

How to find the GCF of 5234 and 5242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5234 and 5242. After we will calculate the factors of 5234 and 5242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5234

Prime factors of 5234 are 2, 2617. Prime factorization of 5234 in exponential form is:

5234 = 2¹ × 2617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5242

Prime factors of 5242 are 2, 2621. Prime factorization of 5242 in exponential form is:

5242 = 2¹ × 2621¹

Step-3: Factors of 5234

List of positive integer factors of 5234 that divides 5234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2617

Step-4: Factors of 5242

List of positive integer factors of 5242 that divides 5234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5234 and 5242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5234 and 5242 is 2.

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