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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 564 and 572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 564 and 572 is 4.

GCF(564,572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 564 and 572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 564 and 572.

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How to find the GCF of 564 and 572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 564 and 572. After we will calculate the factors of 564 and 572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 564

Prime factors of 564 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 564 in exponential form is:

564 = 22 × 31 × 471

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 572

Prime factors of 572 are 2, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 572 in exponential form is:

572 = 22 × 111 × 131

Step-3: Factors of 564

List of positive integer factors of 564 that divides 564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 47, 94, 141, 188, 282

Step-4: Factors of 572

List of positive integer factors of 572 that divides 564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 13, 22, 26, 44, 52, 143, 286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 564 and 572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 564 and 572 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 564 and 572