What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5720 and 5731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5720 and 5731 is 11.

GCF(5720,5731) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5720 and 5731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5720 and 5731.

How to find the GCF of 5720 and 5731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5720 and 5731. After we will calculate the factors of 5720 and 5731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5720

Prime factors of 5720 are 2, 5, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 5720 in exponential form is:

5720 = 2³ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5731

Prime factors of 5731 are 11, 521. Prime factorization of 5731 in exponential form is:

5731 = 11¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 5720

List of positive integer factors of 5720 that divides 5720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 20, 22, 26, 40, 44, 52, 55, 65, 88, 104, 110, 130, 143, 220, 260, 286, 440, 520, 572, 715, 1144, 1430, 2860

Step-4: Factors of 5731

List of positive integer factors of 5731 that divides 5720 without a remainder.

1, 11, 521

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5720 and 5731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5720 and 5731 is 11.

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