What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56530 and 56548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56530 and 56548 is 2.

GCF(56530,56548) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56530 and 56548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56530 and 56548.

How to find the GCF of 56530 and 56548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56530 and 56548. After we will calculate the factors of 56530 and 56548 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 56548

Prime factors of 56548 are 2, 67, 211. Prime factorization of 56548 in exponential form is:

56548 = 2² × 67¹ × 211¹

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 56548

List of positive integer factors of 56548 that divides 56530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 67, 134, 211, 268, 422, 844, 14137, 28274

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56530 and 56548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56530 and 56548 is 2.

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