What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5620 and 5636?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5620 and 5636 is 4.

GCF(5620,5636) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5620 and 5636, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5620 and 5636.

How to find the GCF of 5620 and 5636?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5620 and 5636. After we will calculate the factors of 5620 and 5636 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5620

Prime factors of 5620 are 2, 5, 281. Prime factorization of 5620 in exponential form is:

5620 = 2² × 5¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5636

Prime factors of 5636 are 2, 1409. Prime factorization of 5636 in exponential form is:

5636 = 2² × 1409¹

Step-3: Factors of 5620

List of positive integer factors of 5620 that divides 5620 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 281, 562, 1124, 1405, 2810

Step-4: Factors of 5636

List of positive integer factors of 5636 that divides 5620 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1409, 2818

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5620 and 5636. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5620 and 5636 is 4.

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