What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5600 and 5617?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5600 and 5617 is 1.

GCF(5600,5617) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5600 and 5617, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5600 and 5617.

How to find the GCF of 5600 and 5617?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5600 and 5617. After we will calculate the factors of 5600 and 5617 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5600

Prime factors of 5600 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 5600 in exponential form is:

5600 = 2⁵ × 5² × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5617

Prime factors of 5617 are 41, 137. Prime factorization of 5617 in exponential form is:

5617 = 41¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 5600

List of positive integer factors of 5600 that divides 5600 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 25, 28, 32, 35, 40, 50, 56, 70, 80, 100, 112, 140, 160, 175, 200, 224, 280, 350, 400, 560, 700, 800, 1120, 1400, 2800

Step-4: Factors of 5617

List of positive integer factors of 5617 that divides 5600 without a remainder.

1, 41, 137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5600 and 5617. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5600 and 5617 is 1.

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