What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56318 and 56322?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56318 and 56322 is 2.

GCF(56318,56322) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56318 and 56322, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56318 and 56322.

How to find the GCF of 56318 and 56322?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56318 and 56322. After we will calculate the factors of 56318 and 56322 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56318

Prime factors of 56318 are 2, 29, 971. Prime factorization of 56318 in exponential form is:

56318 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 971¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56322

Prime factors of 56322 are 2, 3, 7, 149. Prime factorization of 56322 in exponential form is:

56322 = 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 56318

List of positive integer factors of 56318 that divides 56318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 971, 1942, 28159

Step-4: Factors of 56322

List of positive integer factors of 56322 that divides 56318 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 27, 42, 54, 63, 126, 149, 189, 298, 378, 447, 894, 1043, 1341, 2086, 2682, 3129, 4023, 6258, 8046, 9387, 18774, 28161

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56318 and 56322. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56318 and 56322 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56318 and 56322