What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56608 and 56612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56608 and 56612 is 4.

GCF(56608,56612) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56608 and 56612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56608 and 56612.

How to find the GCF of 56608 and 56612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56608 and 56612. After we will calculate the factors of 56608 and 56612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56608

Prime factors of 56608 are 2, 29, 61. Prime factorization of 56608 in exponential form is:

56608 = 2⁵ × 29¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56612

Prime factors of 56612 are 2, 14153. Prime factorization of 56612 in exponential form is:

56612 = 2² × 14153¹

Step-3: Factors of 56608

List of positive integer factors of 56608 that divides 56608 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 29, 32, 58, 61, 116, 122, 232, 244, 464, 488, 928, 976, 1769, 1952, 3538, 7076, 14152, 28304

Step-4: Factors of 56612

List of positive integer factors of 56612 that divides 56608 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14153, 28306

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56608 and 56612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56608 and 56612 is 4.

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