What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56226 and 56230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56226 and 56230 is 2.

GCF(56226,56230) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56226 and 56230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56226 and 56230.

How to find the GCF of 56226 and 56230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56226 and 56230. After we will calculate the factors of 56226 and 56230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56226

Prime factors of 56226 are 2, 3, 9371. Prime factorization of 56226 in exponential form is:

56226 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56230

Prime factors of 56230 are 2, 5, 5623. Prime factorization of 56230 in exponential form is:

56230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5623¹

Step-3: Factors of 56226

List of positive integer factors of 56226 that divides 56226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9371, 18742, 28113

Step-4: Factors of 56230

List of positive integer factors of 56230 that divides 56226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5623, 11246, 28115

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56226 and 56230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56226 and 56230 is 2.

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