What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5590 and 5608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5590 and 5608 is 2.

GCF(5590,5608) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5590 and 5608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5590 and 5608.

How to find the GCF of 5590 and 5608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5590 and 5608. After we will calculate the factors of 5590 and 5608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5590

Prime factors of 5590 are 2, 5, 13, 43. Prime factorization of 5590 in exponential form is:

5590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5608

Prime factors of 5608 are 2, 701. Prime factorization of 5608 in exponential form is:

5608 = 2³ × 701¹

Step-3: Factors of 5590

List of positive integer factors of 5590 that divides 5590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 43, 65, 86, 130, 215, 430, 559, 1118, 2795

Step-4: Factors of 5608

List of positive integer factors of 5608 that divides 5590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 701, 1402, 2804

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5590 and 5608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5590 and 5608 is 2.

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