What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5720 and 5734?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5720 and 5734 is 2.

GCF(5720,5734) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5720 and 5734, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5720 and 5734.

How to find the GCF of 5720 and 5734?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5720 and 5734. After we will calculate the factors of 5720 and 5734 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 5734

Prime factors of 5734 are 2, 47, 61. Prime factorization of 5734 in exponential form is:

5734 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 61¹

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 5734

List of positive integer factors of 5734 that divides 5720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 61, 94, 122, 2867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5720 and 5734. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5720 and 5734 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5720 and 5734