What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56189 and 56203?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56189 and 56203 is 7.

GCF(56189,56203) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56189 and 56203, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56189 and 56203.

How to find the GCF of 56189 and 56203?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56189 and 56203. After we will calculate the factors of 56189 and 56203 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56189

Prime factors of 56189 are 7, 23, 349. Prime factorization of 56189 in exponential form is:

56189 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56203

Prime factors of 56203 are 7, 31, 37. Prime factorization of 56203 in exponential form is:

56203 = 7² × 31¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 56189

List of positive integer factors of 56189 that divides 56189 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 161, 349, 2443, 8027

Step-4: Factors of 56203

List of positive integer factors of 56203 that divides 56189 without a remainder.

1, 7, 31, 37, 49, 217, 259, 1147, 1519, 1813, 8029

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56189 and 56203. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56189 and 56203 is 7.

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