What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56228 and 56236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56228 and 56236 is 4.

GCF(56228,56236) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56228 and 56236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56228 and 56236.

How to find the GCF of 56228 and 56236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56228 and 56236. After we will calculate the factors of 56228 and 56236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56228

Prime factors of 56228 are 2, 14057. Prime factorization of 56228 in exponential form is:

56228 = 2² × 14057¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56236

Prime factors of 56236 are 2, 17, 827. Prime factorization of 56236 in exponential form is:

56236 = 2² × 17¹ × 827¹

Step-3: Factors of 56228

List of positive integer factors of 56228 that divides 56228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14057, 28114

Step-4: Factors of 56236

List of positive integer factors of 56236 that divides 56228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 827, 1654, 3308, 14059, 28118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56228 and 56236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56228 and 56236 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56228 and 56236