What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56864 and 56878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56864 and 56878 is 2.

GCF(56864,56878) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56864 and 56878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56864 and 56878.

How to find the GCF of 56864 and 56878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56864 and 56878. After we will calculate the factors of 56864 and 56878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56864

Prime factors of 56864 are 2, 1777. Prime factorization of 56864 in exponential form is:

56864 = 2⁵ × 1777¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56878

Prime factors of 56878 are 2, 28439. Prime factorization of 56878 in exponential form is:

56878 = 2¹ × 28439¹

Step-3: Factors of 56864

List of positive integer factors of 56864 that divides 56864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1777, 3554, 7108, 14216, 28432

Step-4: Factors of 56878

List of positive integer factors of 56878 that divides 56864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56864 and 56878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56864 and 56878 is 2.

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