What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5482 and 5502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5482 and 5502 is 2.

GCF(5482,5502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5482 and 5502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5482 and 5502.

How to find the GCF of 5482 and 5502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5482 and 5502. After we will calculate the factors of 5482 and 5502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5482

Prime factors of 5482 are 2, 2741. Prime factorization of 5482 in exponential form is:

5482 = 2¹ × 2741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5502

Prime factors of 5502 are 2, 3, 7, 131. Prime factorization of 5502 in exponential form is:

5502 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 5482

List of positive integer factors of 5482 that divides 5482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2741

Step-4: Factors of 5502

List of positive integer factors of 5502 that divides 5482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 131, 262, 393, 786, 917, 1834, 2751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5482 and 5502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5482 and 5502 is 2.

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