What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56516 and 56521?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56516 and 56521 is 1.

GCF(56516,56521) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56516 and 56521, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56516 and 56521.

How to find the GCF of 56516 and 56521?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56516 and 56521. After we will calculate the factors of 56516 and 56521 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56516

Prime factors of 56516 are 2, 71, 199. Prime factorization of 56516 in exponential form is:

56516 = 2² × 71¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56521

Prime factors of 56521 are 29, 1949. Prime factorization of 56521 in exponential form is:

56521 = 29¹ × 1949¹

Step-3: Factors of 56516

List of positive integer factors of 56516 that divides 56516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 142, 199, 284, 398, 796, 14129, 28258

Step-4: Factors of 56521

List of positive integer factors of 56521 that divides 56516 without a remainder.

1, 29, 1949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56516 and 56521. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56516 and 56521 is 1.

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