What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56150 and 56158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56150 and 56158 is 2.

GCF(56150,56158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56150 and 56158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56150 and 56158.

How to find the GCF of 56150 and 56158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56150 and 56158. After we will calculate the factors of 56150 and 56158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56150

Prime factors of 56150 are 2, 5, 1123. Prime factorization of 56150 in exponential form is:

56150 = 2¹ × 5² × 1123¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56158

Prime factors of 56158 are 2, 43, 653. Prime factorization of 56158 in exponential form is:

56158 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 653¹

Step-3: Factors of 56150

List of positive integer factors of 56150 that divides 56150 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 1123, 2246, 5615, 11230, 28075

Step-4: Factors of 56158

List of positive integer factors of 56158 that divides 56150 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 653, 1306, 28079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56150 and 56158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56150 and 56158 is 2.

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