What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10552 and 10562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10552 and 10562 is 2.

GCF(10552,10562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10552 and 10562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10552 and 10562.

How to find the GCF of 10552 and 10562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10552 and 10562. After we will calculate the factors of 10552 and 10562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10552

Prime factors of 10552 are 2, 1319. Prime factorization of 10552 in exponential form is:

10552 = 2³ × 1319¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10562

Prime factors of 10562 are 2, 5281. Prime factorization of 10562 in exponential form is:

10562 = 2¹ × 5281¹

Step-3: Factors of 10552

List of positive integer factors of 10552 that divides 10552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1319, 2638, 5276

Step-4: Factors of 10562

List of positive integer factors of 10562 that divides 10552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10552 and 10562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10552 and 10562 is 2.

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