What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5584 and 5596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5584 and 5596 is 4.

GCF(5584,5596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5584 and 5596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5584 and 5596.

How to find the GCF of 5584 and 5596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5584 and 5596. After we will calculate the factors of 5584 and 5596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5584

Prime factors of 5584 are 2, 349. Prime factorization of 5584 in exponential form is:

5584 = 2⁴ × 349¹

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 5584

List of positive integer factors of 5584 that divides 5584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 349, 698, 1396, 2792

Step-4: Factors of 5596

List of positive integer factors of 5596 that divides 5584 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1399, 2798

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5584 and 5596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5584 and 5596 is 4.

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