What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56138 and 56146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56138 and 56146 is 2.

GCF(56138,56146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56138 and 56146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56138 and 56146.

How to find the GCF of 56138 and 56146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56138 and 56146. After we will calculate the factors of 56138 and 56146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56138

Prime factors of 56138 are 2, 28069. Prime factorization of 56138 in exponential form is:

56138 = 2¹ × 28069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56146

Prime factors of 56146 are 2, 67, 419. Prime factorization of 56146 in exponential form is:

56146 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 56138

List of positive integer factors of 56138 that divides 56138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28069

Step-4: Factors of 56146

List of positive integer factors of 56146 that divides 56138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 419, 838, 28073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56138 and 56146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56138 and 56146 is 2.

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