What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34550 and 34556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34550 and 34556 is 2.

GCF(34550,34556) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34550 and 34556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34550 and 34556.

How to find the GCF of 34550 and 34556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34550 and 34556. After we will calculate the factors of 34550 and 34556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34550

Prime factors of 34550 are 2, 5, 691. Prime factorization of 34550 in exponential form is:

34550 = 2¹ × 5² × 691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34556

Prime factors of 34556 are 2, 53, 163. Prime factorization of 34556 in exponential form is:

34556 = 2² × 53¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 34550

List of positive integer factors of 34550 that divides 34550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 691, 1382, 3455, 6910, 17275

Step-4: Factors of 34556

List of positive integer factors of 34556 that divides 34550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 163, 212, 326, 652, 8639, 17278

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34550 and 34556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34550 and 34556 is 2.

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