What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5656 and 5664?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5656 and 5664 is 8.

GCF(5656,5664) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5656 and 5664, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5656 and 5664.

How to find the GCF of 5656 and 5664?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5656 and 5664. After we will calculate the factors of 5656 and 5664 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 5664

Prime factors of 5664 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 5664 in exponential form is:

5664 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 5656

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5664

List of positive integer factors of 5664 that divides 5656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 59, 96, 118, 177, 236, 354, 472, 708, 944, 1416, 1888, 2832

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5656 and 5664. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5656 and 5664 is 8.

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