What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56652 and 56672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56652 and 56672 is 4.

GCF(56652,56672) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56652 and 56672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56652 and 56672.

How to find the GCF of 56652 and 56672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56652 and 56672. After we will calculate the factors of 56652 and 56672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56652

Prime factors of 56652 are 2, 3, 4721. Prime factorization of 56652 in exponential form is:

56652 = 2² × 3¹ × 4721¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56672

Prime factors of 56672 are 2, 7, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 56672 in exponential form is:

56672 = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 56652

List of positive integer factors of 56652 that divides 56652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4721, 9442, 14163, 18884, 28326

Step-4: Factors of 56672

List of positive integer factors of 56672 that divides 56652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 22, 23, 28, 32, 44, 46, 56, 77, 88, 92, 112, 154, 161, 176, 184, 224, 253, 308, 322, 352, 368, 506, 616, 644, 736, 1012, 1232, 1288, 1771, 2024, 2464, 2576, 3542, 4048, 5152, 7084, 8096, 14168, 28336

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56652 and 56672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56652 and 56672 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56652 and 56672