What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56556 and 56568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56556 and 56568 is 12.

GCF(56556,56568) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56556 and 56568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56556 and 56568.

How to find the GCF of 56556 and 56568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56556 and 56568. After we will calculate the factors of 56556 and 56568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56556

Prime factors of 56556 are 2, 3, 1571. Prime factorization of 56556 in exponential form is:

56556 = 2² × 3² × 1571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56568

Prime factors of 56568 are 2, 3, 2357. Prime factorization of 56568 in exponential form is:

56568 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2357¹

Step-3: Factors of 56556

List of positive integer factors of 56556 that divides 56556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1571, 3142, 4713, 6284, 9426, 14139, 18852, 28278

Step-4: Factors of 56568

List of positive integer factors of 56568 that divides 56556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2357, 4714, 7071, 9428, 14142, 18856, 28284

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56556 and 56568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56556 and 56568 is 12.

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