What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56042 and 56060?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56042 and 56060 is 2.

GCF(56042,56060) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56042 and 56060, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56042 and 56060.

How to find the GCF of 56042 and 56060?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56042 and 56060. After we will calculate the factors of 56042 and 56060 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56060

Prime factors of 56060 are 2, 5, 2803. Prime factorization of 56060 in exponential form is:

56060 = 2² × 5¹ × 2803¹

Step-3: Factors of 56042

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56060

List of positive integer factors of 56060 that divides 56042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2803, 5606, 11212, 14015, 28030

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56042 and 56060. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56042 and 56060 is 2.

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