What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5708 and 5721?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5708 and 5721 is 1.

GCF(5708,5721) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5708 and 5721, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5708 and 5721.

How to find the GCF of 5708 and 5721?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5708 and 5721. After we will calculate the factors of 5708 and 5721 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5708

Prime factors of 5708 are 2, 1427. Prime factorization of 5708 in exponential form is:

5708 = 2² × 1427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5721

Prime factors of 5721 are 3, 1907. Prime factorization of 5721 in exponential form is:

5721 = 3¹ × 1907¹

Step-3: Factors of 5708

List of positive integer factors of 5708 that divides 5708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1427, 2854

Step-4: Factors of 5721

List of positive integer factors of 5721 that divides 5708 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1907

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5708 and 5721. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5708 and 5721 is 1.

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