What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56518 and 56524?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56518 and 56524 is 2.

GCF(56518,56524) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56518 and 56524, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56518 and 56524.

How to find the GCF of 56518 and 56524?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56518 and 56524. After we will calculate the factors of 56518 and 56524 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56518

Prime factors of 56518 are 2, 7, 11, 367. Prime factorization of 56518 in exponential form is:

56518 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 367¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56524

Prime factors of 56524 are 2, 13, 1087. Prime factorization of 56524 in exponential form is:

56524 = 2² × 13¹ × 1087¹

Step-3: Factors of 56518

List of positive integer factors of 56518 that divides 56518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 77, 154, 367, 734, 2569, 4037, 5138, 8074, 28259

Step-4: Factors of 56524

List of positive integer factors of 56524 that divides 56518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 1087, 2174, 4348, 14131, 28262

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56518 and 56524. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56518 and 56524 is 2.

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