What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56205 and 56211?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56205 and 56211 is 3.

GCF(56205,56211) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56205 and 56211, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56205 and 56211.

How to find the GCF of 56205 and 56211?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56205 and 56211. After we will calculate the factors of 56205 and 56211 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56205

Prime factors of 56205 are 3, 5, 1249. Prime factorization of 56205 in exponential form is:

56205 = 3² × 5¹ × 1249¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56211

Prime factors of 56211 are 3, 41, 457. Prime factorization of 56211 in exponential form is:

56211 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 457¹

Step-3: Factors of 56205

List of positive integer factors of 56205 that divides 56205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 1249, 3747, 6245, 11241, 18735

Step-4: Factors of 56211

List of positive integer factors of 56211 that divides 56205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 457, 1371, 18737

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56205 and 56211. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56205 and 56211 is 3.

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