What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5608 and 5617?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5608 and 5617 is 1.

GCF(5608,5617) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5608 and 5617, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5608 and 5617.

How to find the GCF of 5608 and 5617?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5608 and 5617. After we will calculate the factors of 5608 and 5617 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5608

Prime factors of 5608 are 2, 701. Prime factorization of 5608 in exponential form is:

5608 = 2³ × 701¹

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 5608

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5617

List of positive integer factors of 5617 that divides 5608 without a remainder.

1, 41, 137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5608 and 5617. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5608 and 5617 is 1.

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