What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5572 and 5592?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5572 and 5592 is 4.

GCF(5572,5592) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5572 and 5592, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5572 and 5592.

How to find the GCF of 5572 and 5592?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5572 and 5592. After we will calculate the factors of 5572 and 5592 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 5592

Prime factors of 5592 are 2, 3, 233. Prime factorization of 5592 in exponential form is:

5592 = 2³ × 3¹ × 233¹

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 5592

List of positive integer factors of 5592 that divides 5572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398, 1864, 2796

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5572 and 5592. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5572 and 5592 is 4.

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