What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56530 and 56538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56530 and 56538 is 2.

GCF(56530,56538) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56530 and 56538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56530 and 56538.

How to find the GCF of 56530 and 56538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56530 and 56538. After we will calculate the factors of 56530 and 56538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56530

Prime factors of 56530 are 2, 5, 5653. Prime factorization of 56530 in exponential form is:

56530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56538

Prime factors of 56538 are 2, 3, 349. Prime factorization of 56538 in exponential form is:

56538 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 56530

List of positive integer factors of 56530 that divides 56530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5653, 11306, 28265

Step-4: Factors of 56538

List of positive integer factors of 56538 that divides 56530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 349, 698, 1047, 2094, 3141, 6282, 9423, 18846, 28269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56530 and 56538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56530 and 56538 is 2.

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