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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5624 and 5642?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5624 and 5642 is 2.

GCF(5624,5642) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5624 and 5642, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5624 and 5642.

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How to find the GCF of 5624 and 5642?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5624 and 5642. After we will calculate the factors of 5624 and 5642 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5624

Prime factors of 5624 are 2, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 5624 in exponential form is:

5624 = 23 × 191 × 371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5642

Prime factors of 5642 are 2, 7, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 5642 in exponential form is:

5642 = 21 × 71 × 131 × 311

Step-3: Factors of 5624

List of positive integer factors of 5624 that divides 5624 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 37, 38, 74, 76, 148, 152, 296, 703, 1406, 2812

Step-4: Factors of 5642

List of positive integer factors of 5642 that divides 5624 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 31, 62, 91, 182, 217, 403, 434, 806, 2821

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5624 and 5642. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5624 and 5642 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5624 and 5642