What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56792 and 56796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56792 and 56796 is 4.

GCF(56792,56796) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56792 and 56796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56792 and 56796.

How to find the GCF of 56792 and 56796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56792 and 56796. After we will calculate the factors of 56792 and 56796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56792

Prime factors of 56792 are 2, 31, 229. Prime factorization of 56792 in exponential form is:

56792 = 2³ × 31¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56796

Prime factors of 56796 are 2, 3, 4733. Prime factorization of 56796 in exponential form is:

56796 = 2² × 3¹ × 4733¹

Step-3: Factors of 56792

List of positive integer factors of 56792 that divides 56792 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 124, 229, 248, 458, 916, 1832, 7099, 14198, 28396

Step-4: Factors of 56796

List of positive integer factors of 56796 that divides 56792 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4733, 9466, 14199, 18932, 28398

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56792 and 56796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56792 and 56796 is 4.

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