What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56242 and 56246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56242 and 56246 is 2.

GCF(56242,56246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56242 and 56246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56242 and 56246.

How to find the GCF of 56242 and 56246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56242 and 56246. After we will calculate the factors of 56242 and 56246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56242

Prime factors of 56242 are 2, 61, 461. Prime factorization of 56242 in exponential form is:

56242 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56246

Prime factors of 56246 are 2, 28123. Prime factorization of 56246 in exponential form is:

56246 = 2¹ × 28123¹

Step-3: Factors of 56242

List of positive integer factors of 56242 that divides 56242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 461, 922, 28121

Step-4: Factors of 56246

List of positive integer factors of 56246 that divides 56242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56242 and 56246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56242 and 56246 is 2.

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