What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56564 and 56574?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56564 and 56574 is 2.

GCF(56564,56574) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56564 and 56574, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56564 and 56574.

How to find the GCF of 56564 and 56574?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56564 and 56574. After we will calculate the factors of 56564 and 56574 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56564

Prime factors of 56564 are 2, 79, 179. Prime factorization of 56564 in exponential form is:

56564 = 2² × 79¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56574

Prime factors of 56574 are 2, 3, 7, 449. Prime factorization of 56574 in exponential form is:

56574 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 56564

List of positive integer factors of 56564 that divides 56564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 79, 158, 179, 316, 358, 716, 14141, 28282

Step-4: Factors of 56574

List of positive integer factors of 56574 that divides 56564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 449, 898, 1347, 2694, 3143, 4041, 6286, 8082, 9429, 18858, 28287

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56564 and 56574. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56564 and 56574 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56564 and 56574