What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56938 and 56942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56938 and 56942 is 2.

GCF(56938,56942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56938 and 56942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56938 and 56942.

How to find the GCF of 56938 and 56942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56938 and 56942. After we will calculate the factors of 56938 and 56942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56938

Prime factors of 56938 are 2, 7, 83. Prime factorization of 56938 in exponential form is:

56938 = 2¹ × 7³ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56942

Prime factors of 56942 are 2, 71, 401. Prime factorization of 56942 in exponential form is:

56942 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 56938

List of positive integer factors of 56938 that divides 56938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 83, 98, 166, 343, 581, 686, 1162, 4067, 8134, 28469

Step-4: Factors of 56942

List of positive integer factors of 56942 that divides 56938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 401, 802, 28471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56938 and 56942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56938 and 56942 is 2.

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