What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56229 and 56241?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56229 and 56241 is 3.

GCF(56229,56241) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56229 and 56241, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56229 and 56241.

How to find the GCF of 56229 and 56241?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56229 and 56241. After we will calculate the factors of 56229 and 56241 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56229

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

56229 = 3¹ × 18743¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56241

Prime factors of 56241 are 3, 2083. Prime factorization of 56241 in exponential form is:

56241 = 3³ × 2083¹

Step-3: Factors of 56229

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

1, 3, 18743

Step-4: Factors of 56241

List of positive integer factors of 56241 that divides 56229 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 2083, 6249, 18747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56229 and 56241. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56229 and 56241 is 3.

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