What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56026 and 56042?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56026 and 56042 is 2.

GCF(56026,56042) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56026 and 56042, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56026 and 56042.

How to find the GCF of 56026 and 56042?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56026 and 56042. After we will calculate the factors of 56026 and 56042 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56026

Prime factors of 56026 are 2, 109, 257. Prime factorization of 56026 in exponential form is:

56026 = 2¹ × 109¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56042

Prime factors of 56042 are 2, 7, 4003. Prime factorization of 56042 in exponential form is:

56042 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4003¹

Step-3: Factors of 56026

List of positive integer factors of 56026 that divides 56026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 109, 218, 257, 514, 28013

Step-4: Factors of 56042

List of positive integer factors of 56042 that divides 56026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4003, 8006, 28021

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56026 and 56042. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56026 and 56042 is 2.

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