What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56942 and 56946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56942 and 56946 is 2.

GCF(56942,56946) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56942 and 56946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56942 and 56946.

How to find the GCF of 56942 and 56946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56942 and 56946. After we will calculate the factors of 56942 and 56946 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 56946

Prime factors of 56946 are 2, 3, 9491. Prime factorization of 56946 in exponential form is:

56946 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9491¹

Step-3: Factors of 56942

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 56946

List of positive integer factors of 56946 that divides 56942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9491, 18982, 28473

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56942 and 56946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56942 and 56946 is 2.

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