What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56431 and 56442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56431 and 56442 is 1.

GCF(56431,56442) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56431 and 56442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56431 and 56442.

How to find the GCF of 56431 and 56442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56431 and 56442. After we will calculate the factors of 56431 and 56442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56431

Prime factors of 56431 are 56431. Prime factorization of 56431 in exponential form is:

56431 = 56431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56442

Prime factors of 56442 are 2, 3, 23, 409. Prime factorization of 56442 in exponential form is:

56442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 56431

List of positive integer factors of 56431 that divides 56431 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 56442

List of positive integer factors of 56442 that divides 56431 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69, 138, 409, 818, 1227, 2454, 9407, 18814, 28221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56431 and 56442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56431 and 56442 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56431 and 56442