What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56296 and 56302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56296 and 56302 is 2.

GCF(56296,56302) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56296 and 56302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56296 and 56302.

How to find the GCF of 56296 and 56302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56296 and 56302. After we will calculate the factors of 56296 and 56302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56302

Prime factors of 56302 are 2, 28151. Prime factorization of 56302 in exponential form is:

56302 = 2¹ × 28151¹

Step-3: Factors of 56296

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56302

List of positive integer factors of 56302 that divides 56296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56296 and 56302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56296 and 56302 is 2.

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