What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5608 and 5622?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5608 and 5622 is 2.

GCF(5608,5622) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5608 and 5622, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5608 and 5622.

How to find the GCF of 5608 and 5622?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5608 and 5622. After we will calculate the factors of 5608 and 5622 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 5622

Prime factors of 5622 are 2, 3, 937. Prime factorization of 5622 in exponential form is:

5622 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 937¹

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 5622

List of positive integer factors of 5622 that divides 5608 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 937, 1874, 2811

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5608 and 5622. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5608 and 5622 is 2.

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