What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56703 and 56709?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56703 and 56709 is 3.

GCF(56703,56709) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56703 and 56709, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56703 and 56709.

How to find the GCF of 56703 and 56709?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56703 and 56709. After we will calculate the factors of 56703 and 56709 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56703

Prime factors of 56703 are 3, 41, 461. Prime factorization of 56703 in exponential form is:

56703 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56709

Prime factors of 56709 are 3, 6301. Prime factorization of 56709 in exponential form is:

56709 = 3² × 6301¹

Step-3: Factors of 56703

List of positive integer factors of 56703 that divides 56703 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 461, 1383, 18901

Step-4: Factors of 56709

List of positive integer factors of 56709 that divides 56703 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6301, 18903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56703 and 56709. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56703 and 56709 is 3.

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