What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56368 and 56382?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56368 and 56382 is 2.

GCF(56368,56382) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56368 and 56382, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56368 and 56382.

How to find the GCF of 56368 and 56382?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56368 and 56382. After we will calculate the factors of 56368 and 56382 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56368

Prime factors of 56368 are 2, 13, 271. Prime factorization of 56368 in exponential form is:

56368 = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56382

Prime factors of 56382 are 2, 3, 9397. Prime factorization of 56382 in exponential form is:

56382 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9397¹

Step-3: Factors of 56368

List of positive integer factors of 56368 that divides 56368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 52, 104, 208, 271, 542, 1084, 2168, 3523, 4336, 7046, 14092, 28184

Step-4: Factors of 56382

List of positive integer factors of 56382 that divides 56368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9397, 18794, 28191

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56368 and 56382. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56368 and 56382 is 2.

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