What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56216 and 56222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56216 and 56222 is 2.

GCF(56216,56222) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56216 and 56222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56216 and 56222.

How to find the GCF of 56216 and 56222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56216 and 56222. After we will calculate the factors of 56216 and 56222 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56216

Prime factors of 56216 are 2, 7027. Prime factorization of 56216 in exponential form is:

56216 = 2³ × 7027¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56222

Prime factors of 56222 are 2, 28111. Prime factorization of 56222 in exponential form is:

56222 = 2¹ × 28111¹

Step-3: Factors of 56216

List of positive integer factors of 56216 that divides 56216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7027, 14054, 28108

Step-4: Factors of 56222

List of positive integer factors of 56222 that divides 56216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56216 and 56222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56216 and 56222 is 2.

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