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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5720 and 5740?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5720 and 5740 is 20.

GCF(5720,5740) = 20

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5720 and 5740, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5720 and 5740.

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How to find the GCF of 5720 and 5740?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5720 and 5740. After we will calculate the factors of 5720 and 5740 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 5740

Prime factors of 5740 are 2, 5, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 5740 in exponential form is:

5740 = 22 × 51 × 71 × 411

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 5740

List of positive integer factors of 5740 that divides 5720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 41, 70, 82, 140, 164, 205, 287, 410, 574, 820, 1148, 1435, 2870

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5720 and 5740. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5720 and 5740 is 20.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5720 and 5740