What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5486 and 5491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5486 and 5491 is 1.

GCF(5486,5491) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5486 and 5491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5486 and 5491.

How to find the GCF of 5486 and 5491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5486 and 5491. After we will calculate the factors of 5486 and 5491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5486

Prime factors of 5486 are 2, 13, 211. Prime factorization of 5486 in exponential form is:

5486 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5491

Prime factors of 5491 are 17, 19. Prime factorization of 5491 in exponential form is:

5491 = 17² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 5486

List of positive integer factors of 5486 that divides 5486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 211, 422, 2743

Step-4: Factors of 5491

List of positive integer factors of 5491 that divides 5486 without a remainder.

1, 17, 19, 289, 323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5486 and 5491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5486 and 5491 is 1.

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