What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56948 and 56968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56948 and 56968 is 4.

GCF(56948,56968) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56948 and 56968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56948 and 56968.

How to find the GCF of 56948 and 56968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56948 and 56968. After we will calculate the factors of 56948 and 56968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56948

Prime factors of 56948 are 2, 23, 619. Prime factorization of 56948 in exponential form is:

56948 = 2² × 23¹ × 619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56968

Prime factors of 56968 are 2, 7121. Prime factorization of 56968 in exponential form is:

56968 = 2³ × 7121¹

Step-3: Factors of 56948

List of positive integer factors of 56948 that divides 56948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 619, 1238, 2476, 14237, 28474

Step-4: Factors of 56968

List of positive integer factors of 56968 that divides 56948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7121, 14242, 28484

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56948 and 56968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56948 and 56968 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56948 and 56968