What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56124 and 56136?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56124 and 56136 is 12.

GCF(56124,56136) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56124 and 56136, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56124 and 56136.

How to find the GCF of 56124 and 56136?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56124 and 56136. After we will calculate the factors of 56124 and 56136 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56136

Prime factors of 56136 are 2, 3, 2339. Prime factorization of 56136 in exponential form is:

56136 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2339¹

Step-3: Factors of 56124

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56136

List of positive integer factors of 56136 that divides 56124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2339, 4678, 7017, 9356, 14034, 18712, 28068

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56124 and 56136. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56124 and 56136 is 12.

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