What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54856 and 54868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54856 and 54868 is 4.

GCF(54856,54868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54856 and 54868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54856 and 54868.

How to find the GCF of 54856 and 54868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54856 and 54868. After we will calculate the factors of 54856 and 54868 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 54868

Prime factors of 54868 are 2, 11, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 54868 in exponential form is:

54868 = 2² × 11¹ × 29¹ × 43¹

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 54868

List of positive integer factors of 54868 that divides 54856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 43, 44, 58, 86, 116, 172, 319, 473, 638, 946, 1247, 1276, 1892, 2494, 4988, 13717, 27434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54856 and 54868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54856 and 54868 is 4.

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