What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56706 and 56724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56706 and 56724 is 6.

GCF(56706,56724) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56706 and 56724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56706 and 56724.

How to find the GCF of 56706 and 56724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56706 and 56724. After we will calculate the factors of 56706 and 56724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56706

Prime factors of 56706 are 2, 3, 13, 727. Prime factorization of 56706 in exponential form is:

56706 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 727¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56724

Prime factors of 56724 are 2, 3, 29, 163. Prime factorization of 56724 in exponential form is:

56724 = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 56706

List of positive integer factors of 56706 that divides 56706 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 727, 1454, 2181, 4362, 9451, 18902, 28353

Step-4: Factors of 56724

List of positive integer factors of 56724 that divides 56706 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 29, 58, 87, 116, 163, 174, 326, 348, 489, 652, 978, 1956, 4727, 9454, 14181, 18908, 28362

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56706 and 56724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56706 and 56724 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56706 and 56724