What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5673 and 5688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5673 and 5688 is 3.

GCF(5673,5688) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5673 and 5688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5673 and 5688.

How to find the GCF of 5673 and 5688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5673 and 5688. After we will calculate the factors of 5673 and 5688 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5673

Prime factors of 5673 are 3, 31, 61. Prime factorization of 5673 in exponential form is:

5673 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5688

Prime factors of 5688 are 2, 3, 79. Prime factorization of 5688 in exponential form is:

5688 = 2³ × 3² × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 5673

List of positive integer factors of 5673 that divides 5673 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 61, 93, 183, 1891

Step-4: Factors of 5688

List of positive integer factors of 5688 that divides 5673 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 79, 158, 237, 316, 474, 632, 711, 948, 1422, 1896, 2844

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5673 and 5688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5673 and 5688 is 3.

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