What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56516 and 56534?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56516 and 56534 is 2.

GCF(56516,56534) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56516 and 56534, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56516 and 56534.

How to find the GCF of 56516 and 56534?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56516 and 56534. After we will calculate the factors of 56516 and 56534 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 56534

Prime factors of 56534 are 2, 23, 1229. Prime factorization of 56534 in exponential form is:

56534 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1229¹

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 56534

List of positive integer factors of 56534 that divides 56516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1229, 2458, 28267

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56516 and 56534. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56516 and 56534 is 2.

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