What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56272 and 56278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56272 and 56278 is 2.

GCF(56272,56278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56272 and 56278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56272 and 56278.

How to find the GCF of 56272 and 56278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56272 and 56278. After we will calculate the factors of 56272 and 56278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56272

Prime factors of 56272 are 2, 3517. Prime factorization of 56272 in exponential form is:

56272 = 2⁴ × 3517¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56278

Prime factors of 56278 are 2, 19, 1481. Prime factorization of 56278 in exponential form is:

56278 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1481¹

Step-3: Factors of 56272

List of positive integer factors of 56272 that divides 56272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3517, 7034, 14068, 28136

Step-4: Factors of 56278

List of positive integer factors of 56278 that divides 56272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1481, 2962, 28139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56272 and 56278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56272 and 56278 is 2.

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