What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56542 and 56561?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56542 and 56561 is 1.

GCF(56542,56561) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56542 and 56561, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56542 and 56561.

How to find the GCF of 56542 and 56561?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56542 and 56561. After we will calculate the factors of 56542 and 56561 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56542

Prime factors of 56542 are 2, 17, 1663. Prime factorization of 56542 in exponential form is:

56542 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1663¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56561

Prime factors of 56561 are 163, 347. Prime factorization of 56561 in exponential form is:

56561 = 163¹ × 347¹

Step-3: Factors of 56542

List of positive integer factors of 56542 that divides 56542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1663, 3326, 28271

Step-4: Factors of 56561

List of positive integer factors of 56561 that divides 56542 without a remainder.

1, 163, 347

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56542 and 56561. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56542 and 56561 is 1.

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