What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54438 and 54442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54438 and 54442 is 2.

GCF(54438,54442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54438 and 54442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54438 and 54442.

How to find the GCF of 54438 and 54442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54438 and 54442. After we will calculate the factors of 54438 and 54442 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54438

Prime factors of 54438 are 2, 3, 43, 211. Prime factorization of 54438 in exponential form is:

54438 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54442

Prime factors of 54442 are 2, 163, 167. Prime factorization of 54442 in exponential form is:

54442 = 2¹ × 163¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 54438

List of positive integer factors of 54438 that divides 54438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 129, 211, 258, 422, 633, 1266, 9073, 18146, 27219

Step-4: Factors of 54442

List of positive integer factors of 54442 that divides 54438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 163, 167, 326, 334, 27221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54438 and 54442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54438 and 54442 is 2.

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