What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5579 and 5596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5579 and 5596 is 1.

GCF(5579,5596) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5579 and 5596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5579 and 5596.

How to find the GCF of 5579 and 5596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5579 and 5596. After we will calculate the factors of 5579 and 5596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5579

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

5579 = 7¹ × 797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5596

Prime factors of 5596 are 2, 1399. Prime factorization of 5596 in exponential form is:

5596 = 2² × 1399¹

Step-3: Factors of 5579

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

1, 7, 797

Step-4: Factors of 5596

List of positive integer factors of 5596 that divides 5579 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1399, 2798

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5579 and 5596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5579 and 5596 is 1.

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