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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56855 and 56860?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56855 and 56860 is 5.

GCF(56855,56860) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56855 and 56860, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56855 and 56860.

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How to find the GCF of 56855 and 56860?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56855 and 56860. After we will calculate the factors of 56855 and 56860 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56855

Prime factors of 56855 are 5, 83, 137. Prime factorization of 56855 in exponential form is:

56855 = 51 × 831 × 1371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56860

Prime factors of 56860 are 2, 5, 2843. Prime factorization of 56860 in exponential form is:

56860 = 22 × 51 × 28431

Step-3: Factors of 56855

List of positive integer factors of 56855 that divides 56855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 83, 137, 415, 685, 11371

Step-4: Factors of 56860

List of positive integer factors of 56860 that divides 56855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2843, 5686, 11372, 14215, 28430

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56855 and 56860. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56855 and 56860 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56855 and 56860