What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56558 and 56572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56558 and 56572 is 2.

GCF(56558,56572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56558 and 56572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56558 and 56572.

How to find the GCF of 56558 and 56572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56558 and 56572. After we will calculate the factors of 56558 and 56572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56558

Prime factors of 56558 are 2, 28279. Prime factorization of 56558 in exponential form is:

56558 = 2¹ × 28279¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56572

Prime factors of 56572 are 2, 14143. Prime factorization of 56572 in exponential form is:

56572 = 2² × 14143¹

Step-3: Factors of 56558

List of positive integer factors of 56558 that divides 56558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28279

Step-4: Factors of 56572

List of positive integer factors of 56572 that divides 56558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14143, 28286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56558 and 56572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56558 and 56572 is 2.

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