What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54256 and 54262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54256 and 54262 is 2.

GCF(54256,54262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54256 and 54262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54256 and 54262.

How to find the GCF of 54256 and 54262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54256 and 54262. After we will calculate the factors of 54256 and 54262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54256

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

54256 = 2⁴ × 3391¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54262

Prime factors of 54262 are 2, 13, 2087. Prime factorization of 54262 in exponential form is:

54262 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2087¹

Step-3: Factors of 54256

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 54262

List of positive integer factors of 54262 that divides 54256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2087, 4174, 27131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54256 and 54262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54256 and 54262 is 2.

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