What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10568 and 10588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10568 and 10588 is 4.

GCF(10568,10588) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10568 and 10588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10568 and 10588.

How to find the GCF of 10568 and 10588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10568 and 10588. After we will calculate the factors of 10568 and 10588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10568

Prime factors of 10568 are 2, 1321. Prime factorization of 10568 in exponential form is:

10568 = 2³ × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10588

Prime factors of 10588 are 2, 2647. Prime factorization of 10588 in exponential form is:

10588 = 2² × 2647¹

Step-3: Factors of 10568

List of positive integer factors of 10568 that divides 10568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1321, 2642, 5284

Step-4: Factors of 10588

List of positive integer factors of 10588 that divides 10568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2647, 5294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10568 and 10588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10568 and 10588 is 4.

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