What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56203 and 56217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56203 and 56217 is 7.

GCF(56203,56217) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56203 and 56217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56203 and 56217.

How to find the GCF of 56203 and 56217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56203 and 56217. After we will calculate the factors of 56203 and 56217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56217

Prime factors of 56217 are 3, 7, 2677. Prime factorization of 56217 in exponential form is:

56217 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2677¹

Step-3: Factors of 56203

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56217

List of positive integer factors of 56217 that divides 56203 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2677, 8031, 18739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56203 and 56217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56203 and 56217 is 7.

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