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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56996 and 57016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56996 and 57016 is 4.

GCF(56996,57016) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56996 and 57016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56996 and 57016.

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How to find the GCF of 56996 and 57016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56996 and 57016. After we will calculate the factors of 56996 and 57016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56996

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

56996 = 22 × 142491

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57016

Prime factors of 57016 are 2, 7127. Prime factorization of 57016 in exponential form is:

57016 = 23 × 71271

Step-3: Factors of 56996

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

1, 2, 4, 14249, 28498

Step-4: Factors of 57016

List of positive integer factors of 57016 that divides 56996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7127, 14254, 28508

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56996 and 57016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56996 and 57016 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 56996 and 57016