What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56398 and 56404?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56398 and 56404 is 2.

GCF(56398,56404) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56398 and 56404, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56398 and 56404.

How to find the GCF of 56398 and 56404?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56398 and 56404. After we will calculate the factors of 56398 and 56404 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56404

Prime factors of 56404 are 2, 59, 239. Prime factorization of 56404 in exponential form is:

56404 = 2² × 59¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 56398

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56404

List of positive integer factors of 56404 that divides 56398 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 118, 236, 239, 478, 956, 14101, 28202

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56398 and 56404. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56398 and 56404 is 2.

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