What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54856 and 54862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54856 and 54862 is 2.

GCF(54856,54862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54856 and 54862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54856 and 54862.

How to find the GCF of 54856 and 54862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54856 and 54862. After we will calculate the factors of 54856 and 54862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54856

Prime factors of 54856 are 2, 6857. Prime factorization of 54856 in exponential form is:

54856 = 2³ × 6857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54862

Prime factors of 54862 are 2, 27431. Prime factorization of 54862 in exponential form is:

54862 = 2¹ × 27431¹

Step-3: Factors of 54856

List of positive integer factors of 54856 that divides 54856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6857, 13714, 27428

Step-4: Factors of 54862

List of positive integer factors of 54862 that divides 54856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54856 and 54862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54856 and 54862 is 2.

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