What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5726 and 5736?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5726 and 5736 is 2.

GCF(5726,5736) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5726 and 5736, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5726 and 5736.

How to find the GCF of 5726 and 5736?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5726 and 5736. After we will calculate the factors of 5726 and 5736 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5726

Prime factors of 5726 are 2, 7, 409. Prime factorization of 5726 in exponential form is:

5726 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5736

Prime factors of 5736 are 2, 3, 239. Prime factorization of 5736 in exponential form is:

5736 = 2³ × 3¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 5726

List of positive integer factors of 5726 that divides 5726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 409, 818, 2863

Step-4: Factors of 5736

List of positive integer factors of 5736 that divides 5726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 239, 478, 717, 956, 1434, 1912, 2868

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5726 and 5736. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5726 and 5736 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5726 and 5736