What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56238 and 56248?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56238 and 56248 is 2.

GCF(56238,56248) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56238 and 56248, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56238 and 56248.

How to find the GCF of 56238 and 56248?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56238 and 56248. After we will calculate the factors of 56238 and 56248 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56238

Prime factors of 56238 are 2, 3, 7, 13, 103. Prime factorization of 56238 in exponential form is:

56238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56248

Prime factors of 56248 are 2, 79, 89. Prime factorization of 56248 in exponential form is:

56248 = 2³ × 79¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 56238

List of positive integer factors of 56238 that divides 56238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 26, 39, 42, 78, 91, 103, 182, 206, 273, 309, 546, 618, 721, 1339, 1442, 2163, 2678, 4017, 4326, 8034, 9373, 18746, 28119

Step-4: Factors of 56248

List of positive integer factors of 56248 that divides 56238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 79, 89, 158, 178, 316, 356, 632, 712, 7031, 14062, 28124

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56238 and 56248. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56238 and 56248 is 2.

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