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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5892 and 5896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5892 and 5896 is 4.

GCF(5892,5896) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5892 and 5896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5892 and 5896.

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How to find the GCF of 5892 and 5896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5892 and 5896. After we will calculate the factors of 5892 and 5896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5892

Prime factors of 5892 are 2, 3, 491. Prime factorization of 5892 in exponential form is:

5892 = 22 × 31 × 4911

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5896

Prime factors of 5896 are 2, 11, 67. Prime factorization of 5896 in exponential form is:

5896 = 23 × 111 × 671

Step-3: Factors of 5892

List of positive integer factors of 5892 that divides 5892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 491, 982, 1473, 1964, 2946

Step-4: Factors of 5896

List of positive integer factors of 5896 that divides 5892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 67, 88, 134, 268, 536, 737, 1474, 2948

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5892 and 5896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5892 and 5896 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5892 and 5896