What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56242 and 56254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56242 and 56254 is 2.

GCF(56242,56254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56242 and 56254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56242 and 56254.

How to find the GCF of 56242 and 56254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56242 and 56254. After we will calculate the factors of 56242 and 56254 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 56254

Prime factors of 56254 are 2, 11, 2557. Prime factorization of 56254 in exponential form is:

56254 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2557¹

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 56254

List of positive integer factors of 56254 that divides 56242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2557, 5114, 28127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56242 and 56254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56242 and 56254 is 2.

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