What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5606 and 5626?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5606 and 5626 is 2.

GCF(5606,5626) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5606 and 5626, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5606 and 5626.

How to find the GCF of 5606 and 5626?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5606 and 5626. After we will calculate the factors of 5606 and 5626 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5606

Prime factors of 5606 are 2, 2803. Prime factorization of 5606 in exponential form is:

5606 = 2¹ × 2803¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5626

Prime factors of 5626 are 2, 29, 97. Prime factorization of 5626 in exponential form is:

5626 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 5606

List of positive integer factors of 5606 that divides 5606 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2803

Step-4: Factors of 5626

List of positive integer factors of 5626 that divides 5606 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 97, 194, 2813

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5606 and 5626. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5606 and 5626 is 2.

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