What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5618 and 5638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5618 and 5638 is 2.

GCF(5618,5638) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5618 and 5638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5618 and 5638.

How to find the GCF of 5618 and 5638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5618 and 5638. After we will calculate the factors of 5618 and 5638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5618

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

5618 = 2¹ × 53²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5638

Prime factors of 5638 are 2, 2819. Prime factorization of 5638 in exponential form is:

5638 = 2¹ × 2819¹

Step-3: Factors of 5618

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

1, 2, 53, 106, 2809

Step-4: Factors of 5638

List of positive integer factors of 5638 that divides 5618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2819

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5618 and 5638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5618 and 5638 is 2.

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