What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5572 and 5579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5572 and 5579 is 7.

GCF(5572,5579) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5572 and 5579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5572 and 5579.

How to find the GCF of 5572 and 5579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5572 and 5579. After we will calculate the factors of 5572 and 5579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 5579

Prime factors of 5579 are 7, 797. Prime factorization of 5579 in exponential form is:

5579 = 7¹ × 797¹

Step-3: Factors of 5572

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5579

List of positive integer factors of 5579 that divides 5572 without a remainder.

1, 7, 797

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5572 and 5579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5572 and 5579 is 7.

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