What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5660 and 5672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5660 and 5672 is 4.

GCF(5660,5672) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5660 and 5672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5660 and 5672.

How to find the GCF of 5660 and 5672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5660 and 5672. After we will calculate the factors of 5660 and 5672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 5672

Prime factors of 5672 are 2, 709. Prime factorization of 5672 in exponential form is:

5672 = 2³ × 709¹

Step-3: Factors of 5660

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5672

List of positive integer factors of 5672 that divides 5660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 709, 1418, 2836

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5660 and 5672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5660 and 5672 is 4.

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