What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56236 and 56240?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56236 and 56240 is 4.

GCF(56236,56240) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56236 and 56240, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56236 and 56240.

How to find the GCF of 56236 and 56240?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56236 and 56240. After we will calculate the factors of 56236 and 56240 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56240

Prime factors of 56240 are 2, 5, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 56240 in exponential form is:

56240 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 56236

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56240

List of positive integer factors of 56240 that divides 56236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 19, 20, 37, 38, 40, 74, 76, 80, 95, 148, 152, 185, 190, 296, 304, 370, 380, 592, 703, 740, 760, 1406, 1480, 1520, 2812, 2960, 3515, 5624, 7030, 11248, 14060, 28120

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56236 and 56240. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56236 and 56240 is 4.

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