What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57256 and 57268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57256 and 57268 is 4.

GCF(57256,57268) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57256 and 57268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57256 and 57268.

How to find the GCF of 57256 and 57268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57256 and 57268. After we will calculate the factors of 57256 and 57268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57256

Prime factors of 57256 are 2, 17, 421. Prime factorization of 57256 in exponential form is:

57256 = 2³ × 17¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57268

Prime factors of 57268 are 2, 103, 139. Prime factorization of 57268 in exponential form is:

57268 = 2² × 103¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 57256

List of positive integer factors of 57256 that divides 57256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 34, 68, 136, 421, 842, 1684, 3368, 7157, 14314, 28628

Step-4: Factors of 57268

List of positive integer factors of 57268 that divides 57256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 103, 139, 206, 278, 412, 556, 14317, 28634

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57256 and 57268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57256 and 57268 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 57256 and 57268