What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5646 and 5660?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5646 and 5660 is 2.

GCF(5646,5660) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5646 and 5660, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5646 and 5660.

How to find the GCF of 5646 and 5660?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5646 and 5660. After we will calculate the factors of 5646 and 5660 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5646

Prime factors of 5646 are 2, 3, 941. Prime factorization of 5646 in exponential form is:

5646 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 941¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5660

Prime factors of 5660 are 2, 5, 283. Prime factorization of 5660 in exponential form is:

5660 = 2² × 5¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 5646

List of positive integer factors of 5646 that divides 5646 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 941, 1882, 2823

Step-4: Factors of 5660

List of positive integer factors of 5660 that divides 5646 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 283, 566, 1132, 1415, 2830

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5646 and 5660. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5646 and 5660 is 2.

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