What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56740 and 56759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56740 and 56759 is 1.

GCF(56740,56759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56740 and 56759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56740 and 56759.

How to find the GCF of 56740 and 56759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56740 and 56759. After we will calculate the factors of 56740 and 56759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56740

Prime factors of 56740 are 2, 5, 2837. Prime factorization of 56740 in exponential form is:

56740 = 2² × 5¹ × 2837¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56759

Prime factors of 56759 are 211, 269. Prime factorization of 56759 in exponential form is:

56759 = 211¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 56740

List of positive integer factors of 56740 that divides 56740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2837, 5674, 11348, 14185, 28370

Step-4: Factors of 56759

List of positive integer factors of 56759 that divides 56740 without a remainder.

1, 211, 269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56740 and 56759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56740 and 56759 is 1.

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