What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56204 and 56212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56204 and 56212 is 4.

GCF(56204,56212) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56204 and 56212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56204 and 56212.

How to find the GCF of 56204 and 56212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56204 and 56212. After we will calculate the factors of 56204 and 56212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56204

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

56204 = 2² × 14051¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56212

Prime factors of 56212 are 2, 13, 23, 47. Prime factorization of 56212 in exponential form is:

56212 = 2² × 13¹ × 23¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 56204

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

1, 2, 4, 14051, 28102

Step-4: Factors of 56212

List of positive integer factors of 56212 that divides 56204 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 23, 26, 46, 47, 52, 92, 94, 188, 299, 598, 611, 1081, 1196, 1222, 2162, 2444, 4324, 14053, 28106

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56204 and 56212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56204 and 56212 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56204 and 56212