What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56342 and 56359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56342 and 56359 is 1.

GCF(56342,56359) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56342 and 56359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56342 and 56359.

How to find the GCF of 56342 and 56359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56342 and 56359. After we will calculate the factors of 56342 and 56359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56342

Prime factors of 56342 are 2, 11, 13, 197. Prime factorization of 56342 in exponential form is:

56342 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56359

Prime factors of 56359 are 56359. Prime factorization of 56359 in exponential form is:

56359 = 56359¹

Step-3: Factors of 56342

List of positive integer factors of 56342 that divides 56342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 22, 26, 143, 197, 286, 394, 2167, 2561, 4334, 5122, 28171

Step-4: Factors of 56359

List of positive integer factors of 56359 that divides 56342 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56342 and 56359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56342 and 56359 is 1.

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