What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56731 and 56746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56731 and 56746 is 1.

GCF(56731,56746) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56731 and 56746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56731 and 56746.

How to find the GCF of 56731 and 56746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56731 and 56746. After we will calculate the factors of 56731 and 56746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56731

Prime factors of 56731 are 56731. Prime factorization of 56731 in exponential form is:

56731 = 56731¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56746

Prime factors of 56746 are 2, 17, 1669. Prime factorization of 56746 in exponential form is:

56746 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1669¹

Step-3: Factors of 56731

List of positive integer factors of 56731 that divides 56731 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 56746

List of positive integer factors of 56746 that divides 56731 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1669, 3338, 28373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56731 and 56746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56731 and 56746 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56731 and 56746