What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5637 and 5649?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5637 and 5649 is 3.

GCF(5637,5649) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5637 and 5649, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5637 and 5649.

How to find the GCF of 5637 and 5649?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5637 and 5649. After we will calculate the factors of 5637 and 5649 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5637

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

5637 = 3¹ × 1879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5649

Prime factors of 5649 are 3, 7, 269. Prime factorization of 5649 in exponential form is:

5649 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 5637

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

1, 3, 1879

Step-4: Factors of 5649

List of positive integer factors of 5649 that divides 5637 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 269, 807, 1883

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5637 and 5649. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5637 and 5649 is 3.

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