What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56534 and 56548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56534 and 56548 is 2.

GCF(56534,56548) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56534 and 56548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56534 and 56548.

How to find the GCF of 56534 and 56548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56534 and 56548. After we will calculate the factors of 56534 and 56548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 56534

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56548

List of positive integer factors of 56548 that divides 56534 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 56534 and 56548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56534 and 56548 is 2.

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