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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54956 and 54974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54956 and 54974 is 2.

GCF(54956,54974) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54956 and 54974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54956 and 54974.

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How to find the GCF of 54956 and 54974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54956 and 54974. After we will calculate the factors of 54956 and 54974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54956

Prime factors of 54956 are 2, 11, 1249. Prime factorization of 54956 in exponential form is:

54956 = 22 × 111 × 12491

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54974

Prime factors of 54974 are 2, 27487. Prime factorization of 54974 in exponential form is:

54974 = 21 × 274871

Step-3: Factors of 54956

List of positive integer factors of 54956 that divides 54956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1249, 2498, 4996, 13739, 27478

Step-4: Factors of 54974

List of positive integer factors of 54974 that divides 54956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54956 and 54974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54956 and 54974 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 54956 and 54974