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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56442 and 56456?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56442 and 56456 is 2.

GCF(56442,56456) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56442 and 56456, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56442 and 56456.

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How to find the GCF of 56442 and 56456?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56442 and 56456. After we will calculate the factors of 56442 and 56456 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56456

Prime factors of 56456 are 2, 7057. Prime factorization of 56456 in exponential form is:

56456 = 23 × 70571

Step-3: Factors of 56442

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56456

List of positive integer factors of 56456 that divides 56442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7057, 14114, 28228

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56442 and 56456. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56442 and 56456 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56442 and 56456