What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56546 and 56553?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56546 and 56553 is 7.

GCF(56546,56553) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56546 and 56553, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56546 and 56553.

How to find the GCF of 56546 and 56553?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56546 and 56553. After we will calculate the factors of 56546 and 56553 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56546

Prime factors of 56546 are 2, 7, 577. Prime factorization of 56546 in exponential form is:

56546 = 2¹ × 7² × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56553

Prime factors of 56553 are 3, 7, 2693. Prime factorization of 56553 in exponential form is:

56553 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2693¹

Step-3: Factors of 56546

List of positive integer factors of 56546 that divides 56546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 577, 1154, 4039, 8078, 28273

Step-4: Factors of 56553

List of positive integer factors of 56553 that divides 56546 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2693, 8079, 18851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56546 and 56553. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56546 and 56553 is 7.

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