What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56270 and 56287?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56270 and 56287 is 17.

GCF(56270,56287) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56270 and 56287, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56270 and 56287.

How to find the GCF of 56270 and 56287?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56270 and 56287. After we will calculate the factors of 56270 and 56287 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56270

Prime factors of 56270 are 2, 5, 17, 331. Prime factorization of 56270 in exponential form is:

56270 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56287

Prime factors of 56287 are 7, 11, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 56287 in exponential form is:

56287 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 56270

List of positive integer factors of 56270 that divides 56270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 34, 85, 170, 331, 662, 1655, 3310, 5627, 11254, 28135

Step-4: Factors of 56287

List of positive integer factors of 56287 that divides 56270 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 17, 43, 77, 119, 187, 301, 473, 731, 1309, 3311, 5117, 8041

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56270 and 56287. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56270 and 56287 is 17.

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