What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56040 and 56046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56040 and 56046 is 6.

GCF(56040,56046) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56040 and 56046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56040 and 56046.

How to find the GCF of 56040 and 56046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56040 and 56046. After we will calculate the factors of 56040 and 56046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56040

Prime factors of 56040 are 2, 3, 5, 467. Prime factorization of 56040 in exponential form is:

56040 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56046

Prime factors of 56046 are 2, 3, 9341. Prime factorization of 56046 in exponential form is:

56046 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9341¹

Step-3: Factors of 56040

List of positive integer factors of 56040 that divides 56040 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 467, 934, 1401, 1868, 2335, 2802, 3736, 4670, 5604, 7005, 9340, 11208, 14010, 18680, 28020

Step-4: Factors of 56046

List of positive integer factors of 56046 that divides 56040 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9341, 18682, 28023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56040 and 56046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56040 and 56046 is 6.

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