What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56596 and 56609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56596 and 56609 is 1.

GCF(56596,56609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56596 and 56609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56596 and 56609.

How to find the GCF of 56596 and 56609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56596 and 56609. After we will calculate the factors of 56596 and 56609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56596

Prime factors of 56596 are 2, 14149. Prime factorization of 56596 in exponential form is:

56596 = 2² × 14149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56609

Prime factors of 56609 are 7, 8087. Prime factorization of 56609 in exponential form is:

56609 = 7¹ × 8087¹

Step-3: Factors of 56596

List of positive integer factors of 56596 that divides 56596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14149, 28298

Step-4: Factors of 56609

List of positive integer factors of 56609 that divides 56596 without a remainder.

1, 7, 8087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56596 and 56609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56596 and 56609 is 1.

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