What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56442 and 56458?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56442 and 56458 is 2.

GCF(56442,56458) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56442 and 56458, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56442 and 56458.

How to find the GCF of 56442 and 56458?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56442 and 56458. After we will calculate the factors of 56442 and 56458 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 56458

Prime factors of 56458 are 2, 28229. Prime factorization of 56458 in exponential form is:

56458 = 2¹ × 28229¹

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 56458

List of positive integer factors of 56458 that divides 56442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56442 and 56458. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56442 and 56458 is 2.

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