What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56580 and 56598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56580 and 56598 is 6.

GCF(56580,56598) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56580 and 56598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56580 and 56598.

How to find the GCF of 56580 and 56598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56580 and 56598. After we will calculate the factors of 56580 and 56598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56580

Prime factors of 56580 are 2, 3, 5, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 56580 in exponential form is:

56580 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56598

Prime factors of 56598 are 2, 3, 9433. Prime factorization of 56598 in exponential form is:

56598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9433¹

Step-3: Factors of 56580

List of positive integer factors of 56580 that divides 56580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 23, 30, 41, 46, 60, 69, 82, 92, 115, 123, 138, 164, 205, 230, 246, 276, 345, 410, 460, 492, 615, 690, 820, 943, 1230, 1380, 1886, 2460, 2829, 3772, 4715, 5658, 9430, 11316, 14145, 18860, 28290

Step-4: Factors of 56598

List of positive integer factors of 56598 that divides 56580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9433, 18866, 28299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56580 and 56598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56580 and 56598 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56580 and 56598