What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5498 and 5504?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5498 and 5504 is 2.

GCF(5498,5504) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5498 and 5504, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5498 and 5504.

How to find the GCF of 5498 and 5504?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5498 and 5504. After we will calculate the factors of 5498 and 5504 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5498

Prime factors of 5498 are 2, 2749. Prime factorization of 5498 in exponential form is:

5498 = 2¹ × 2749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5504

Prime factors of 5504 are 2, 43. Prime factorization of 5504 in exponential form is:

5504 = 2⁷ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 5498

List of positive integer factors of 5498 that divides 5498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2749

Step-4: Factors of 5504

List of positive integer factors of 5504 that divides 5498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 43, 64, 86, 128, 172, 344, 688, 1376, 2752

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5498 and 5504. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5498 and 5504 is 2.

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