What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5637 and 5656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5637 and 5656 is 1.

GCF(5637,5656) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5637 and 5656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5637 and 5656.

How to find the GCF of 5637 and 5656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5637 and 5656. After we will calculate the factors of 5637 and 5656 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 5656

Prime factors of 5656 are 2, 7, 101. Prime factorization of 5656 in exponential form is:

5656 = 2³ × 7¹ × 101¹

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 5656

List of positive integer factors of 5656 that divides 5637 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 101, 202, 404, 707, 808, 1414, 2828

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5637 and 5656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5637 and 5656 is 1.

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