What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5712 and 5724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5712 and 5724 is 12.

GCF(5712,5724) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5712 and 5724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5712 and 5724.

How to find the GCF of 5712 and 5724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5712 and 5724. After we will calculate the factors of 5712 and 5724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5712

Prime factors of 5712 are 2, 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 5712 in exponential form is:

5712 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5724

Prime factors of 5724 are 2, 3, 53. Prime factorization of 5724 in exponential form is:

5724 = 2² × 3³ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 5712

List of positive integer factors of 5712 that divides 5712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 21, 24, 28, 34, 42, 48, 51, 56, 68, 84, 102, 112, 119, 136, 168, 204, 238, 272, 336, 357, 408, 476, 714, 816, 952, 1428, 1904, 2856

Step-4: Factors of 5724

List of positive integer factors of 5724 that divides 5712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 53, 54, 106, 108, 159, 212, 318, 477, 636, 954, 1431, 1908, 2862

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5712 and 5724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5712 and 5724 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5712 and 5724