What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56322 and 56331?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56322 and 56331 is 9.

GCF(56322,56331) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56322 and 56331, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56322 and 56331.

How to find the GCF of 56322 and 56331?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56322 and 56331. After we will calculate the factors of 56322 and 56331 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 56322

List of positive integer factors of 56322 that divides 56322 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

Step-4: Factors of 56331

List of positive integer factors of 56331 that divides 56322 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 56322 and 56331. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56322 and 56331 is 9.

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