What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5612 and 5618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5612 and 5618 is 2.

GCF(5612,5618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5612 and 5618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5612 and 5618.

How to find the GCF of 5612 and 5618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5612 and 5618. After we will calculate the factors of 5612 and 5618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5612

Prime factors of 5612 are 2, 23, 61. Prime factorization of 5612 in exponential form is:

5612 = 2² × 23¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5618

Prime factors of 5618 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 5618 in exponential form is:

5618 = 2¹ × 53²

Step-3: Factors of 5612

List of positive integer factors of 5612 that divides 5612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 61, 92, 122, 244, 1403, 2806

Step-4: Factors of 5618

List of positive integer factors of 5618 that divides 5612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 2809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5612 and 5618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5612 and 5618 is 2.

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