What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56242 and 56251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56242 and 56251 is 1.

GCF(56242,56251) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56242 and 56251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56242 and 56251.

How to find the GCF of 56242 and 56251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56242 and 56251. After we will calculate the factors of 56242 and 56251 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 56251

Prime factors of 56251 are 13, 4327. Prime factorization of 56251 in exponential form is:

56251 = 13¹ × 4327¹

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 56251

List of positive integer factors of 56251 that divides 56242 without a remainder.

1, 13, 4327

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56242 and 56251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56242 and 56251 is 1.

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