What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5598 and 5608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5598 and 5608 is 2.

GCF(5598,5608) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5598 and 5608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5598 and 5608.

How to find the GCF of 5598 and 5608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5598 and 5608. After we will calculate the factors of 5598 and 5608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5598

Prime factors of 5598 are 2, 3, 311. Prime factorization of 5598 in exponential form is:

5598 = 2¹ × 3² × 311¹

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 5598

List of positive integer factors of 5598 that divides 5598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 311, 622, 933, 1866, 2799

Step-4: Factors of 5608

List of positive integer factors of 5608 that divides 5598 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5598 and 5608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5598 and 5608 is 2.

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