What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56230 and 56244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56230 and 56244 is 2.

GCF(56230,56244) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56230 and 56244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56230 and 56244.

How to find the GCF of 56230 and 56244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56230 and 56244. After we will calculate the factors of 56230 and 56244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56244

Prime factors of 56244 are 2, 3, 43, 109. Prime factorization of 56244 in exponential form is:

56244 = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 56230

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56244

List of positive integer factors of 56244 that divides 56230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 43, 86, 109, 129, 172, 218, 258, 327, 436, 516, 654, 1308, 4687, 9374, 14061, 18748, 28122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56230 and 56244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56230 and 56244 is 2.

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