What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5596 and 5602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5596 and 5602 is 2.

GCF(5596,5602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5596 and 5602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5596 and 5602.

How to find the GCF of 5596 and 5602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5596 and 5602. After we will calculate the factors of 5596 and 5602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5596

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

5596 = 2² × 1399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5602

Prime factors of 5602 are 2, 2801. Prime factorization of 5602 in exponential form is:

5602 = 2¹ × 2801¹

Step-3: Factors of 5596

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

1, 2, 4, 1399, 2798

Step-4: Factors of 5602

List of positive integer factors of 5602 that divides 5596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2801

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5596 and 5602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5596 and 5602 is 2.

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