What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56609 and 56623?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56609 and 56623 is 7.

GCF(56609,56623) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56609 and 56623, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56609 and 56623.

How to find the GCF of 56609 and 56623?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56609 and 56623. After we will calculate the factors of 56609 and 56623 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56609

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

56609 = 7¹ × 8087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56623

Prime factors of 56623 are 7, 8089. Prime factorization of 56623 in exponential form is:

56623 = 7¹ × 8089¹

Step-3: Factors of 56609

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

1, 7, 8087

Step-4: Factors of 56623

List of positive integer factors of 56623 that divides 56609 without a remainder.

1, 7, 8089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56609 and 56623. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56609 and 56623 is 7.

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