What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10572 and 10579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10572 and 10579 is 1.

GCF(10572,10579) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10572 and 10579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10572 and 10579.

How to find the GCF of 10572 and 10579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10572 and 10579. After we will calculate the factors of 10572 and 10579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 10579

Prime factors of 10579 are 71, 149. Prime factorization of 10579 in exponential form is:

10579 = 71¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 10572

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 10579

List of positive integer factors of 10579 that divides 10572 without a remainder.

1, 71, 149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10572 and 10579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10572 and 10579 is 1.

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