What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56500 and 56520?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56500 and 56520 is 20.

GCF(56500,56520) = 20

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56500 and 56520, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56500 and 56520.

How to find the GCF of 56500 and 56520?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56500 and 56520. After we will calculate the factors of 56500 and 56520 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56500

Prime factors of 56500 are 2, 5, 113. Prime factorization of 56500 in exponential form is:

56500 = 2² × 5³ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56520

Prime factors of 56520 are 2, 3, 5, 157. Prime factorization of 56520 in exponential form is:

56520 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 56500

List of positive integer factors of 56500 that divides 56500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 113, 125, 226, 250, 452, 500, 565, 1130, 2260, 2825, 5650, 11300, 14125, 28250

Step-4: Factors of 56520

List of positive integer factors of 56520 that divides 56500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 60, 72, 90, 120, 157, 180, 314, 360, 471, 628, 785, 942, 1256, 1413, 1570, 1884, 2355, 2826, 3140, 3768, 4710, 5652, 6280, 7065, 9420, 11304, 14130, 18840, 28260

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56500 and 56520. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56500 and 56520 is 20.

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