What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56977 and 56982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56977 and 56982 is 1.

GCF(56977,56982) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56977 and 56982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56977 and 56982.

How to find the GCF of 56977 and 56982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56977 and 56982. After we will calculate the factors of 56977 and 56982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56977

Prime factors of 56977 are 227, 251. Prime factorization of 56977 in exponential form is:

56977 = 227¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56982

Prime factors of 56982 are 2, 3, 9497. Prime factorization of 56982 in exponential form is:

56982 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9497¹

Step-3: Factors of 56977

List of positive integer factors of 56977 that divides 56977 without a remainder.

1, 227, 251

Step-4: Factors of 56982

List of positive integer factors of 56982 that divides 56977 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9497, 18994, 28491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56977 and 56982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56977 and 56982 is 1.

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