What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5552 and 5572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5552 and 5572 is 4.

GCF(5552,5572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5552 and 5572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5552 and 5572.

How to find the GCF of 5552 and 5572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5552 and 5572. After we will calculate the factors of 5552 and 5572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5552

Prime factors of 5552 are 2, 347. Prime factorization of 5552 in exponential form is:

5552 = 2⁴ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5572

Prime factors of 5572 are 2, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 5572 in exponential form is:

5572 = 2² × 7¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 5552

List of positive integer factors of 5552 that divides 5552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 347, 694, 1388, 2776

Step-4: Factors of 5572

List of positive integer factors of 5572 that divides 5552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 199, 398, 796, 1393, 2786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5552 and 5572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5552 and 5572 is 4.

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