What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56142 and 56157?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56142 and 56157 is 3.

GCF(56142,56157) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56142 and 56157, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56142 and 56157.

How to find the GCF of 56142 and 56157?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56142 and 56157. After we will calculate the factors of 56142 and 56157 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56142

Prime factors of 56142 are 2, 3, 3119. Prime factorization of 56142 in exponential form is:

56142 = 2¹ × 3² × 3119¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56157

Prime factors of 56157 are 3, 18719. Prime factorization of 56157 in exponential form is:

56157 = 3¹ × 18719¹

Step-3: Factors of 56142

List of positive integer factors of 56142 that divides 56142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3119, 6238, 9357, 18714, 28071

Step-4: Factors of 56157

List of positive integer factors of 56157 that divides 56142 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18719

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56142 and 56157. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56142 and 56157 is 3.

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