What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20056 and 20062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20056 and 20062 is 2.

GCF(20056,20062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20056 and 20062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20056 and 20062.

How to find the GCF of 20056 and 20062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20056 and 20062. After we will calculate the factors of 20056 and 20062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20056

Prime factors of 20056 are 2, 23, 109. Prime factorization of 20056 in exponential form is:

20056 = 2³ × 23¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20062

Prime factors of 20062 are 2, 7, 1433. Prime factorization of 20062 in exponential form is:

20062 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1433¹

Step-3: Factors of 20056

List of positive integer factors of 20056 that divides 20056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 23, 46, 92, 109, 184, 218, 436, 872, 2507, 5014, 10028

Step-4: Factors of 20062

List of positive integer factors of 20062 that divides 20056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 1433, 2866, 10031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20056 and 20062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20056 and 20062 is 2.

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