What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56958 and 56969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56958 and 56969 is 11.

GCF(56958,56969) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56958 and 56969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56958 and 56969.

How to find the GCF of 56958 and 56969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56958 and 56969. After we will calculate the factors of 56958 and 56969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56958

Prime factors of 56958 are 2, 3, 11, 863. Prime factorization of 56958 in exponential form is:

56958 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56969

Prime factors of 56969 are 11, 5179. Prime factorization of 56969 in exponential form is:

56969 = 11¹ × 5179¹

Step-3: Factors of 56958

List of positive integer factors of 56958 that divides 56958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 863, 1726, 2589, 5178, 9493, 18986, 28479

Step-4: Factors of 56969

List of positive integer factors of 56969 that divides 56958 without a remainder.

1, 11, 5179

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56958 and 56969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56958 and 56969 is 11.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56958 and 56969