What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56598 and 56604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56598 and 56604 is 6.

GCF(56598,56604) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56598 and 56604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56598 and 56604.

How to find the GCF of 56598 and 56604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56598 and 56604. After we will calculate the factors of 56598 and 56604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 56598

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56604

List of positive integer factors of 56604 that divides 56598 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 56598 and 56604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56598 and 56604 is 6.

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