What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57556 and 57572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57556 and 57572 is 4.

GCF(57556,57572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57556 and 57572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57556 and 57572.

How to find the GCF of 57556 and 57572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57556 and 57572. After we will calculate the factors of 57556 and 57572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57556

Prime factors of 57556 are 2, 14389. Prime factorization of 57556 in exponential form is:

57556 = 2² × 14389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57572

Prime factors of 57572 are 2, 37, 389. Prime factorization of 57572 in exponential form is:

57572 = 2² × 37¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 57556

List of positive integer factors of 57556 that divides 57556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14389, 28778

Step-4: Factors of 57572

List of positive integer factors of 57572 that divides 57556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 74, 148, 389, 778, 1556, 14393, 28786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57556 and 57572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57556 and 57572 is 4.

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