What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56956 and 56975?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56956 and 56975 is 1.

GCF(56956,56975) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56956 and 56975, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56956 and 56975.

How to find the GCF of 56956 and 56975?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56956 and 56975. After we will calculate the factors of 56956 and 56975 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56956

Prime factors of 56956 are 2, 29, 491. Prime factorization of 56956 in exponential form is:

56956 = 2² × 29¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56975

Prime factors of 56975 are 5, 43, 53. Prime factorization of 56975 in exponential form is:

56975 = 5² × 43¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 56956

List of positive integer factors of 56956 that divides 56956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 491, 982, 1964, 14239, 28478

Step-4: Factors of 56975

List of positive integer factors of 56975 that divides 56956 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 43, 53, 215, 265, 1075, 1325, 2279, 11395

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56956 and 56975. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56956 and 56975 is 1.

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