What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10558 and 10572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10558 and 10572 is 2.

GCF(10558,10572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10558 and 10572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10558 and 10572.

How to find the GCF of 10558 and 10572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10558 and 10572. After we will calculate the factors of 10558 and 10572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10558

Prime factors of 10558 are 2, 5279. Prime factorization of 10558 in exponential form is:

10558 = 2¹ × 5279¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10572

Prime factors of 10572 are 2, 3, 881. Prime factorization of 10572 in exponential form is:

10572 = 2² × 3¹ × 881¹

Step-3: Factors of 10558

List of positive integer factors of 10558 that divides 10558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5279

Step-4: Factors of 10572

List of positive integer factors of 10572 that divides 10558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 881, 1762, 2643, 3524, 5286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10558 and 10572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10558 and 10572 is 2.

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