What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56235 and 56255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56235 and 56255 is 5.

GCF(56235,56255) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56235 and 56255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56235 and 56255.

How to find the GCF of 56235 and 56255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56235 and 56255. After we will calculate the factors of 56235 and 56255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56235

Prime factors of 56235 are 3, 5, 23, 163. Prime factorization of 56235 in exponential form is:

56235 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56255

Prime factors of 56255 are 5, 11251. Prime factorization of 56255 in exponential form is:

56255 = 5¹ × 11251¹

Step-3: Factors of 56235

List of positive integer factors of 56235 that divides 56235 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 23, 69, 115, 163, 345, 489, 815, 2445, 3749, 11247, 18745

Step-4: Factors of 56255

List of positive integer factors of 56255 that divides 56235 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56235 and 56255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56235 and 56255 is 5.

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