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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56236 and 56252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56236 and 56252 is 4.

GCF(56236,56252) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56236 and 56252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56236 and 56252.

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How to find the GCF of 56236 and 56252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56236 and 56252. After we will calculate the factors of 56236 and 56252 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 56252

Prime factors of 56252 are 2, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 56252 in exponential form is:

56252 = 22 × 73 × 411

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 56252

List of positive integer factors of 56252 that divides 56236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 41, 49, 82, 98, 164, 196, 287, 343, 574, 686, 1148, 1372, 2009, 4018, 8036, 14063, 28126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56236 and 56252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56236 and 56252 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56236 and 56252