What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5724 and 5741?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5724 and 5741 is 1.

GCF(5724,5741) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5724 and 5741, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5724 and 5741.

How to find the GCF of 5724 and 5741?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5724 and 5741. After we will calculate the factors of 5724 and 5741 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 5741

Prime factors of 5741 are 5741. Prime factorization of 5741 in exponential form is:

5741 = 5741¹

Step-3: Factors of 5724

List of positive integer factors of 5724 that divides 5724 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

Step-4: Factors of 5741

List of positive integer factors of 5741 that divides 5724 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5724 and 5741. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5724 and 5741 is 1.

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