What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56284 and 56296?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56284 and 56296 is 4.

GCF(56284,56296) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56284 and 56296, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56284 and 56296.

How to find the GCF of 56284 and 56296?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56284 and 56296. After we will calculate the factors of 56284 and 56296 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56284

Prime factors of 56284 are 2, 14071. Prime factorization of 56284 in exponential form is:

56284 = 2² × 14071¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56296

Prime factors of 56296 are 2, 31, 227. Prime factorization of 56296 in exponential form is:

56296 = 2³ × 31¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 56284

List of positive integer factors of 56284 that divides 56284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14071, 28142

Step-4: Factors of 56296

List of positive integer factors of 56296 that divides 56284 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 124, 227, 248, 454, 908, 1816, 7037, 14074, 28148

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56284 and 56296. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56284 and 56296 is 4.

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