What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54244 and 54256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54244 and 54256 is 4.

GCF(54244,54256) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54244 and 54256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54244 and 54256.

How to find the GCF of 54244 and 54256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54244 and 54256. After we will calculate the factors of 54244 and 54256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54244

Prime factors of 54244 are 2, 71, 191. Prime factorization of 54244 in exponential form is:

54244 = 2² × 71¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54256

Prime factors of 54256 are 2, 3391. Prime factorization of 54256 in exponential form is:

54256 = 2⁴ × 3391¹

Step-3: Factors of 54244

List of positive integer factors of 54244 that divides 54244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 142, 191, 284, 382, 764, 13561, 27122

Step-4: Factors of 54256

List of positive integer factors of 54256 that divides 54244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3391, 6782, 13564, 27128

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54244 and 54256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54244 and 54256 is 4.

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