What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56618 and 56626?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56618 and 56626 is 2.

GCF(56618,56626) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56618 and 56626, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56618 and 56626.

How to find the GCF of 56618 and 56626?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56618 and 56626. After we will calculate the factors of 56618 and 56626 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56618

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

56618 = 2¹ × 28309¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56626

Prime factors of 56626 are 2, 23, 1231. Prime factorization of 56626 in exponential form is:

56626 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1231¹

Step-3: Factors of 56618

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

1, 2, 28309

Step-4: Factors of 56626

List of positive integer factors of 56626 that divides 56618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1231, 2462, 28313

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56618 and 56626. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56618 and 56626 is 2.

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