What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56118 and 56124?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56118 and 56124 is 6.

GCF(56118,56124) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56118 and 56124, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56118 and 56124.

How to find the GCF of 56118 and 56124?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56118 and 56124. After we will calculate the factors of 56118 and 56124 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56118

Prime factors of 56118 are 2, 3, 47, 199. Prime factorization of 56118 in exponential form is:

56118 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56124

Prime factors of 56124 are 2, 3, 1559. Prime factorization of 56124 in exponential form is:

56124 = 2² × 3² × 1559¹

Step-3: Factors of 56118

List of positive integer factors of 56118 that divides 56118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 47, 94, 141, 199, 282, 398, 597, 1194, 9353, 18706, 28059

Step-4: Factors of 56124

List of positive integer factors of 56124 that divides 56118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1559, 3118, 4677, 6236, 9354, 14031, 18708, 28062

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56118 and 56124. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56118 and 56124 is 6.

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