What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56254 and 56262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56254 and 56262 is 2.

GCF(56254,56262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56254 and 56262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56254 and 56262.

How to find the GCF of 56254 and 56262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56254 and 56262. After we will calculate the factors of 56254 and 56262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56262

Prime factors of 56262 are 2, 3, 9377. Prime factorization of 56262 in exponential form is:

56262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9377¹

Step-3: Factors of 56254

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56262

List of positive integer factors of 56262 that divides 56254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9377, 18754, 28131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56254 and 56262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56254 and 56262 is 2.

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