What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56998 and 57006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 56998 and 57006 is 2.

GCF(56998,57006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 56998 and 57006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 56998 and 57006.

How to find the GCF of 56998 and 57006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 56998 and 57006. After we will calculate the factors of 56998 and 57006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 56998

Prime factors of 56998 are 2, 28499. Prime factorization of 56998 in exponential form is:

56998 = 2¹ × 28499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57006

Prime factors of 57006 are 2, 3, 3167. Prime factorization of 57006 in exponential form is:

57006 = 2¹ × 3² × 3167¹

Step-3: Factors of 56998

List of positive integer factors of 56998 that divides 56998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 28499

Step-4: Factors of 57006

List of positive integer factors of 57006 that divides 56998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3167, 6334, 9501, 19002, 28503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 56998 and 57006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 56998 and 57006 is 2.

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