What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57256 and 57273?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57256 and 57273 is 17.

GCF(57256,57273) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57256 and 57273, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57256 and 57273.

How to find the GCF of 57256 and 57273?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57256 and 57273. After we will calculate the factors of 57256 and 57273 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 57273

Prime factors of 57273 are 3, 17, 1123. Prime factorization of 57273 in exponential form is:

57273 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1123¹

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 57273

List of positive integer factors of 57273 that divides 57256 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 1123, 3369, 19091

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57256 and 57273. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57256 and 57273 is 17.

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