What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56308 and 56312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56308 and 56312 is 4.

GCF(56308,56312) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56308 and 56312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56308 and 56312.

How to find the GCF of 56308 and 56312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56308 and 56312. After we will calculate the factors of 56308 and 56312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56308

Prime factors of 56308 are 2, 7, 2011. Prime factorization of 56308 in exponential form is:

56308 = 2² × 7¹ × 2011¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56312

Prime factors of 56312 are 2, 7039. Prime factorization of 56312 in exponential form is:

56312 = 2³ × 7039¹

Step-3: Factors of 56308

List of positive integer factors of 56308 that divides 56308 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 2011, 4022, 8044, 14077, 28154

Step-4: Factors of 56312

List of positive integer factors of 56312 that divides 56308 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7039, 14078, 28156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56308 and 56312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56308 and 56312 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56308 and 56312