What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56586 and 56604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56586 and 56604 is 6.

GCF(56586,56604) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56586 and 56604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56586 and 56604.

How to find the GCF of 56586 and 56604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56586 and 56604. After we will calculate the factors of 56586 and 56604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56586

Prime factors of 56586 are 2, 3, 9431. Prime factorization of 56586 in exponential form is:

56586 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56604

Prime factors of 56604 are 2, 3, 53, 89. Prime factorization of 56604 in exponential form is:

56604 = 2² × 3¹ × 53¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 56586

List of positive integer factors of 56586 that divides 56586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9431, 18862, 28293

Step-4: Factors of 56604

List of positive integer factors of 56604 that divides 56586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 53, 89, 106, 159, 178, 212, 267, 318, 356, 534, 636, 1068, 4717, 9434, 14151, 18868, 28302

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56586 and 56604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56586 and 56604 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56586 and 56604