What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56604 and 56618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56604 and 56618 is 2.

GCF(56604,56618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56604 and 56618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56604 and 56618.

How to find the GCF of 56604 and 56618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56604 and 56618. After we will calculate the factors of 56604 and 56618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56618

Prime factors of 56618 are 2, 28309. Prime factorization of 56618 in exponential form is:

56618 = 2¹ × 28309¹

Step-3: Factors of 56604

List of positive integer factors of 56604 that divides 56604 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

Step-4: Factors of 56618

List of positive integer factors of 56618 that divides 56604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56604 and 56618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56604 and 56618 is 2.

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