What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56720 and 56737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56720 and 56737 is 1.

GCF(56720,56737) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56720 and 56737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56720 and 56737.

How to find the GCF of 56720 and 56737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56720 and 56737. After we will calculate the factors of 56720 and 56737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56720

Prime factors of 56720 are 2, 5, 709. Prime factorization of 56720 in exponential form is:

56720 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 709¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56737

Prime factors of 56737 are 56737. Prime factorization of 56737 in exponential form is:

56737 = 56737¹

Step-3: Factors of 56720

List of positive integer factors of 56720 that divides 56720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 709, 1418, 2836, 3545, 5672, 7090, 11344, 14180, 28360

Step-4: Factors of 56737

List of positive integer factors of 56737 that divides 56720 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56720 and 56737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56720 and 56737 is 1.

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