What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56672 and 56679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56672 and 56679 is 7.

GCF(56672,56679) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56672 and 56679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56672 and 56679.

How to find the GCF of 56672 and 56679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56672 and 56679. After we will calculate the factors of 56672 and 56679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56679

Prime factors of 56679 are 3, 7, 2699. Prime factorization of 56679 in exponential form is:

56679 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2699¹

Step-3: Factors of 56672

List of positive integer factors of 56672 that divides 56672 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

Step-4: Factors of 56679

List of positive integer factors of 56679 that divides 56672 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2699, 8097, 18893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56672 and 56679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56672 and 56679 is 7.

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