What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56223 and 56229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56223 and 56229 is 3.

GCF(56223,56229) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56223 and 56229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56223 and 56229.

How to find the GCF of 56223 and 56229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56223 and 56229. After we will calculate the factors of 56223 and 56229 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56223

Prime factors of 56223 are 3, 6247. Prime factorization of 56223 in exponential form is:

56223 = 3² × 6247¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56229

Prime factors of 56229 are 3, 18743. Prime factorization of 56229 in exponential form is:

56229 = 3¹ × 18743¹

Step-3: Factors of 56223

List of positive integer factors of 56223 that divides 56223 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6247, 18741

Step-4: Factors of 56229

List of positive integer factors of 56229 that divides 56223 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56223 and 56229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56223 and 56229 is 3.

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