What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5594 and 5612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5594 and 5612 is 2.

GCF(5594,5612) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5594 and 5612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5594 and 5612.

How to find the GCF of 5594 and 5612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5594 and 5612. After we will calculate the factors of 5594 and 5612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5594

Prime factors of 5594 are 2, 2797. Prime factorization of 5594 in exponential form is:

5594 = 2¹ × 2797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5612

Prime factors of 5612 are 2, 23, 61. Prime factorization of 5612 in exponential form is:

5612 = 2² × 23¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 5594

List of positive integer factors of 5594 that divides 5594 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2797

Step-4: Factors of 5612

List of positive integer factors of 5612 that divides 5594 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 61, 92, 122, 244, 1403, 2806

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5594 and 5612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5594 and 5612 is 2.

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