What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56724 and 56734?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56724 and 56734 is 2.

GCF(56724,56734) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56724 and 56734, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56724 and 56734.

How to find the GCF of 56724 and 56734?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56724 and 56734. After we will calculate the factors of 56724 and 56734 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56734

Prime factors of 56734 are 2, 19, 1493. Prime factorization of 56734 in exponential form is:

56734 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1493¹

Step-3: Factors of 56724

List of positive integer factors of 56724 that divides 56724 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

Step-4: Factors of 56734

List of positive integer factors of 56734 that divides 56724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1493, 2986, 28367

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56724 and 56734. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56724 and 56734 is 2.

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