What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56997 and 57001?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56997 and 57001 is 1.

GCF(56997,57001) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56997 and 57001, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56997 and 57001.

How to find the GCF of 56997 and 57001?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56997 and 57001. After we will calculate the factors of 56997 and 57001 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56997

Prime factors of 56997 are 3, 2111. Prime factorization of 56997 in exponential form is:

56997 = 3³ × 2111¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57001

Prime factors of 57001 are 7, 17, 479. Prime factorization of 57001 in exponential form is:

57001 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 56997

List of positive integer factors of 56997 that divides 56997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 2111, 6333, 18999

Step-4: Factors of 57001

List of positive integer factors of 57001 that divides 56997 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 119, 479, 3353, 8143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56997 and 57001. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56997 and 57001 is 1.

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