What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56313 and 56331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56313 and 56331 is 9.

GCF(56313,56331) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56313 and 56331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56313 and 56331.

How to find the GCF of 56313 and 56331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56313 and 56331. After we will calculate the factors of 56313 and 56331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56313

Prime factors of 56313 are 3, 6257. Prime factorization of 56313 in exponential form is:

56313 = 3² × 6257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56331

Prime factors of 56331 are 3, 11, 569. Prime factorization of 56331 in exponential form is:

56331 = 3² × 11¹ × 569¹

Step-3: Factors of 56313

List of positive integer factors of 56313 that divides 56313 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6257, 18771

Step-4: Factors of 56331

List of positive integer factors of 56331 that divides 56313 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33, 99, 569, 1707, 5121, 6259, 18777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56313 and 56331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56313 and 56331 is 9.

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