What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56855 and 56862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56855 and 56862 is 1.

GCF(56855,56862) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56855 and 56862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56855 and 56862.

How to find the GCF of 56855 and 56862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56855 and 56862. After we will calculate the factors of 56855 and 56862 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 56862

Prime factors of 56862 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 56862 in exponential form is:

56862 = 2¹ × 3⁷ × 13¹

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 56862

List of positive integer factors of 56862 that divides 56855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 27, 39, 54, 78, 81, 117, 162, 234, 243, 351, 486, 702, 729, 1053, 1458, 2106, 2187, 3159, 4374, 6318, 9477, 18954, 28431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56855 and 56862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56855 and 56862 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56855 and 56862