What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56196 and 56204?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56196 and 56204 is 4.

GCF(56196,56204) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56196 and 56204, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56196 and 56204.

How to find the GCF of 56196 and 56204?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56196 and 56204. After we will calculate the factors of 56196 and 56204 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56196

Prime factors of 56196 are 2, 3, 7, 223. Prime factorization of 56196 in exponential form is:

56196 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56204

Prime factors of 56204 are 2, 14051. Prime factorization of 56204 in exponential form is:

56204 = 2² × 14051¹

Step-3: Factors of 56196

List of positive integer factors of 56196 that divides 56196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 223, 252, 446, 669, 892, 1338, 1561, 2007, 2676, 3122, 4014, 4683, 6244, 8028, 9366, 14049, 18732, 28098

Step-4: Factors of 56204

List of positive integer factors of 56204 that divides 56196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14051, 28102

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56196 and 56204. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56196 and 56204 is 4.

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