What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56372 and 56390?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56372 and 56390 is 2.

GCF(56372,56390) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56372 and 56390, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56372 and 56390.

How to find the GCF of 56372 and 56390?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56372 and 56390. After we will calculate the factors of 56372 and 56390 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56372

Prime factors of 56372 are 2, 17, 829. Prime factorization of 56372 in exponential form is:

56372 = 2² × 17¹ × 829¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56390

Prime factors of 56390 are 2, 5, 5639. Prime factorization of 56390 in exponential form is:

56390 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5639¹

Step-3: Factors of 56372

List of positive integer factors of 56372 that divides 56372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 829, 1658, 3316, 14093, 28186

Step-4: Factors of 56390

List of positive integer factors of 56390 that divides 56372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5639, 11278, 28195

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56372 and 56390. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56372 and 56390 is 2.

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