What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56 and 68?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56 and 68 is 4.
GCF(56,68) = 4
We will now calculate the prime factors of 56 and 68, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56 and 68.
How to find the GCF of 56 and 68?
We will first find the prime factorization of 56 and 68. After we will calculate the factors of 56 and 68 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56
Prime factors of 56 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 56 in exponential form is:
56 = 23 × 71
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 68
Prime factors of 68 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 68 in exponential form is:
68 = 22 × 171
Step-3: Factors of 56
List of positive integer factors of 56 that divides 56 without a remainder.
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28
Step-4: Factors of 68
List of positive integer factors of 68 that divides 56 without a remainder.
1, 2, 4, 17, 34
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 56 and 68. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56 and 68 is 4.
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