What is the Greatest Common Factor of 556 and 574?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 556 and 574 is 2.

GCF(556,574) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 556 and 574, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 556 and 574.

How to find the GCF of 556 and 574?

We will first find the prime factorization of 556 and 574. After we will calculate the factors of 556 and 574 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 556

Prime factors of 556 are 2, 139. Prime factorization of 556 in exponential form is:

556 = 2² × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 574

Prime factors of 574 are 2, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 574 in exponential form is:

574 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 556

List of positive integer factors of 556 that divides 556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 139, 278

Step-4: Factors of 574

List of positive integer factors of 574 that divides 556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 41, 82, 287

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 556 and 574. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 556 and 574 is 2.

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