What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56559 and 56577?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56559 and 56577 is 3.

GCF(56559,56577) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56559 and 56577, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56559 and 56577.

How to find the GCF of 56559 and 56577?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56559 and 56577. After we will calculate the factors of 56559 and 56577 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56559

Prime factors of 56559 are 3, 17, 1109. Prime factorization of 56559 in exponential form is:

56559 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56577

Prime factors of 56577 are 3, 18859. Prime factorization of 56577 in exponential form is:

56577 = 3¹ × 18859¹

Step-3: Factors of 56559

List of positive integer factors of 56559 that divides 56559 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 1109, 3327, 18853

Step-4: Factors of 56577

List of positive integer factors of 56577 that divides 56559 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18859

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56559 and 56577. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56559 and 56577 is 3.

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