What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56132 and 56140?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56132 and 56140 is 4.

GCF(56132,56140) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56132 and 56140, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56132 and 56140.

How to find the GCF of 56132 and 56140?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56132 and 56140. After we will calculate the factors of 56132 and 56140 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56132

Prime factors of 56132 are 2, 14033. Prime factorization of 56132 in exponential form is:

56132 = 2² × 14033¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56140

Prime factors of 56140 are 2, 5, 7, 401. Prime factorization of 56140 in exponential form is:

56140 = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 56132

List of positive integer factors of 56132 that divides 56132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14033, 28066

Step-4: Factors of 56140

List of positive integer factors of 56140 that divides 56132 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 70, 140, 401, 802, 1604, 2005, 2807, 4010, 5614, 8020, 11228, 14035, 28070

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56132 and 56140. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56132 and 56140 is 4.

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