What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56304 and 56321?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56304 and 56321 is 17.

GCF(56304,56321) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56304 and 56321, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56304 and 56321.

How to find the GCF of 56304 and 56321?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56304 and 56321. After we will calculate the factors of 56304 and 56321 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56304

Prime factors of 56304 are 2, 3, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 56304 in exponential form is:

56304 = 2⁴ × 3² × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56321

Prime factors of 56321 are 17, 3313. Prime factorization of 56321 in exponential form is:

56321 = 17¹ × 3313¹

Step-3: Factors of 56304

List of positive integer factors of 56304 that divides 56304 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 34, 36, 46, 48, 51, 68, 69, 72, 92, 102, 136, 138, 144, 153, 184, 204, 207, 272, 276, 306, 368, 391, 408, 414, 552, 612, 782, 816, 828, 1104, 1173, 1224, 1564, 1656, 2346, 2448, 3128, 3312, 3519, 4692, 6256, 7038, 9384, 14076, 18768, 28152

Step-4: Factors of 56321

List of positive integer factors of 56321 that divides 56304 without a remainder.

1, 17, 3313

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56304 and 56321. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56304 and 56321 is 17.

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