What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56172 and 56184?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56172 and 56184 is 12.

GCF(56172,56184) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56172 and 56184, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56172 and 56184.

How to find the GCF of 56172 and 56184?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56172 and 56184. After we will calculate the factors of 56172 and 56184 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56172

Prime factors of 56172 are 2, 3, 31, 151. Prime factorization of 56172 in exponential form is:

56172 = 2² × 3¹ × 31¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56184

Prime factors of 56184 are 2, 3, 2341. Prime factorization of 56184 in exponential form is:

56184 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2341¹

Step-3: Factors of 56172

List of positive integer factors of 56172 that divides 56172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 31, 62, 93, 124, 151, 186, 302, 372, 453, 604, 906, 1812, 4681, 9362, 14043, 18724, 28086

Step-4: Factors of 56184

List of positive integer factors of 56184 that divides 56172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2341, 4682, 7023, 9364, 14046, 18728, 28092

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56172 and 56184. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56172 and 56184 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56172 and 56184