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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56987 and 56996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56987 and 56996 is 1.

GCF(56987,56996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56987 and 56996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56987 and 56996.

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How to find the GCF of 56987 and 56996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56987 and 56996. After we will calculate the factors of 56987 and 56996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56987

Prime factors of 56987 are 7, 1163. Prime factorization of 56987 in exponential form is:

56987 = 72 × 11631

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56996

Prime factors of 56996 are 2, 14249. Prime factorization of 56996 in exponential form is:

56996 = 22 × 142491

Step-3: Factors of 56987

List of positive integer factors of 56987 that divides 56987 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 1163, 8141

Step-4: Factors of 56996

List of positive integer factors of 56996 that divides 56987 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 14249, 28498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56987 and 56996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56987 and 56996 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56987 and 56996