What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54872 and 54886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54872 and 54886 is 2.

GCF(54872,54886) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54872 and 54886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54872 and 54886.

How to find the GCF of 54872 and 54886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54872 and 54886. After we will calculate the factors of 54872 and 54886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54872

Prime factors of 54872 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 54872 in exponential form is:

54872 = 2³ × 19³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54886

Prime factors of 54886 are 2, 13, 2111. Prime factorization of 54886 in exponential form is:

54886 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2111¹

Step-3: Factors of 54872

List of positive integer factors of 54872 that divides 54872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 361, 722, 1444, 2888, 6859, 13718, 27436

Step-4: Factors of 54886

List of positive integer factors of 54886 that divides 54872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2111, 4222, 27443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54872 and 54886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54872 and 54886 is 2.

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