What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56222 and 56240?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56222 and 56240 is 2.

GCF(56222,56240) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56222 and 56240, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56222 and 56240.

How to find the GCF of 56222 and 56240?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56222 and 56240. After we will calculate the factors of 56222 and 56240 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56222

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

56222 = 2¹ × 28111¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56240

Prime factors of 56240 are 2, 5, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 56240 in exponential form is:

56240 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 56222

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

1, 2, 28111

Step-4: Factors of 56240

List of positive integer factors of 56240 that divides 56222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 19, 20, 37, 38, 40, 74, 76, 80, 95, 148, 152, 185, 190, 296, 304, 370, 380, 592, 703, 740, 760, 1406, 1480, 1520, 2812, 2960, 3515, 5624, 7030, 11248, 14060, 28120

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56222 and 56240. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56222 and 56240 is 2.

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