What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5631 and 5637?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5631 and 5637 is 3.

GCF(5631,5637) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5631 and 5637, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5631 and 5637.

How to find the GCF of 5631 and 5637?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5631 and 5637. After we will calculate the factors of 5631 and 5637 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5631

Prime factors of 5631 are 3, 1877. Prime factorization of 5631 in exponential form is:

5631 = 3¹ × 1877¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5637

Prime factors of 5637 are 3, 1879. Prime factorization of 5637 in exponential form is:

5637 = 3¹ × 1879¹

Step-3: Factors of 5631

List of positive integer factors of 5631 that divides 5631 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1877

Step-4: Factors of 5637

List of positive integer factors of 5637 that divides 5631 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1879

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5631 and 5637. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5631 and 5637 is 3.

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