What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56268 and 56274?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56268 and 56274 is 6.

GCF(56268,56274) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56268 and 56274, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56268 and 56274.

How to find the GCF of 56268 and 56274?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56268 and 56274. After we will calculate the factors of 56268 and 56274 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56268

Prime factors of 56268 are 2, 3, 521. Prime factorization of 56268 in exponential form is:

56268 = 2² × 3³ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56274

Prime factors of 56274 are 2, 3, 83, 113. Prime factorization of 56274 in exponential form is:

56274 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 56268

List of positive integer factors of 56268 that divides 56268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 521, 1042, 1563, 2084, 3126, 4689, 6252, 9378, 14067, 18756, 28134

Step-4: Factors of 56274

List of positive integer factors of 56274 that divides 56268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 83, 113, 166, 226, 249, 339, 498, 678, 9379, 18758, 28137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56268 and 56274. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56268 and 56274 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56268 and 56274