What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56678 and 56688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56678 and 56688 is 2.

GCF(56678,56688) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56678 and 56688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56678 and 56688.

How to find the GCF of 56678 and 56688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56678 and 56688. After we will calculate the factors of 56678 and 56688 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56678

Prime factors of 56678 are 2, 17, 1667. Prime factorization of 56678 in exponential form is:

56678 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1667¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56688

Prime factors of 56688 are 2, 3, 1181. Prime factorization of 56688 in exponential form is:

56688 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1181¹

Step-3: Factors of 56678

List of positive integer factors of 56678 that divides 56678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1667, 3334, 28339

Step-4: Factors of 56688

List of positive integer factors of 56688 that divides 56678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1181, 2362, 3543, 4724, 7086, 9448, 14172, 18896, 28344

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56678 and 56688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56678 and 56688 is 2.

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