What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56983 and 56988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56983 and 56988 is 1.

GCF(56983,56988) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56983 and 56988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56983 and 56988.

How to find the GCF of 56983 and 56988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56983 and 56988. After we will calculate the factors of 56983 and 56988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56983

Prime factors of 56983 are 56983. Prime factorization of 56983 in exponential form is:

56983 = 56983¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56988

Prime factors of 56988 are 2, 3, 1583. Prime factorization of 56988 in exponential form is:

56988 = 2² × 3² × 1583¹

Step-3: Factors of 56983

List of positive integer factors of 56983 that divides 56983 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 56988

List of positive integer factors of 56988 that divides 56983 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1583, 3166, 4749, 6332, 9498, 14247, 18996, 28494

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56983 and 56988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56983 and 56988 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56983 and 56988