What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56502 and 56522?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56502 and 56522 is 2.

GCF(56502,56522) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56502 and 56522, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56502 and 56522.

How to find the GCF of 56502 and 56522?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56502 and 56522. After we will calculate the factors of 56502 and 56522 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56502

Prime factors of 56502 are 2, 3, 43, 73. Prime factorization of 56502 in exponential form is:

56502 = 2¹ × 3² × 43¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56522

Prime factors of 56522 are 2, 59, 479. Prime factorization of 56522 in exponential form is:

56522 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 56502

List of positive integer factors of 56502 that divides 56502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 43, 73, 86, 129, 146, 219, 258, 387, 438, 657, 774, 1314, 3139, 6278, 9417, 18834, 28251

Step-4: Factors of 56522

List of positive integer factors of 56522 that divides 56502 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 479, 958, 28261

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56502 and 56522. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56502 and 56522 is 2.

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