What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56378 and 56398?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56378 and 56398 is 2.

GCF(56378,56398) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56378 and 56398, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56378 and 56398.

How to find the GCF of 56378 and 56398?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56378 and 56398. After we will calculate the factors of 56378 and 56398 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56378

Prime factors of 56378 are 2, 7, 4027. Prime factorization of 56378 in exponential form is:

56378 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4027¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56398

Prime factors of 56398 are 2, 163, 173. Prime factorization of 56398 in exponential form is:

56398 = 2¹ × 163¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 56378

List of positive integer factors of 56378 that divides 56378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4027, 8054, 28189

Step-4: Factors of 56398

List of positive integer factors of 56398 that divides 56378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 163, 173, 326, 346, 28199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56378 and 56398. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56378 and 56398 is 2.

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