Greatest Common Factor of 5231 and 5238

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 5231, 5238 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5231 and 5238 is 1.

GCF(5231,5238) = 1

GCF of 5231 and 5238

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
and

Greatest Common Factor of 5231 and 5238

GCF of 5231 and 5238 is 1

Prime Factorization of 5231


5231 5231
1

Prime factors of 5231 are 5231. Prime factorization of 5231 in exponential form is:

5231 = 52311

Prime Factorization of 5238


2 5238
3 2619
3 873
3 291
97 97
1

Prime factors of 5238 are 2.Prime factorization of 5238 in exponential form is:

5238 = 21×33×971

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 5231 and 5238 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 5231 and 5238 by matching factors method

Factors of 5231

List of positive integer factors of 5231 that divides 5231 without a remainder.

1,5231

Factors of 5238

List of positive integer factors of 5238 that divides 5238 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,9,18,27,54,97,194,291,582,873,1746,2619,5238

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5231 and 5238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5231 and 5238 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5231 and 5238

Properties of GCF 5231 and 5238

(i) The GCF of 5231 and 5238 is associative

GCF of 5231 and 5238 = GCF of 5238 and 5231

Related Greatest Common Factor of 5231

Related Greatest Common Factor of 5238

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 5231 and 5238

1. What is the GCF of 5231 and 5238?

Answer: GCF of 5231 and 5238 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 5231?

Answer: Factors of 5231 are 1, 5231. There are 2 integers that are factors of 5231. The greatest factor of 5231 is 5231.

3. What are the Factors of 5238?

Answer: Factors of 5238 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 97, 194, 291, 582, 873, 1746, 2619, 5238. There are 16 integers that are factors of 5238. The greatest factor of 5238 is 5238.

4. How to Find the GCF of 5231 and 5238?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 5231 and 5238 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 5231

5231 = 5231

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 5238

5238 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 97

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 5231 and 5238 is 1