What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54996 and 55004?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54996 and 55004 is 4.

GCF(54996,55004) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54996 and 55004, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54996 and 55004.

How to find the GCF of 54996 and 55004?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54996 and 55004. After we will calculate the factors of 54996 and 55004 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54996

Prime factors of 54996 are 2, 3, 4583. Prime factorization of 54996 in exponential form is:

54996 = 2² × 3¹ × 4583¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55004

Prime factors of 55004 are 2, 13751. Prime factorization of 55004 in exponential form is:

55004 = 2² × 13751¹

Step-3: Factors of 54996

List of positive integer factors of 54996 that divides 54996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4583, 9166, 13749, 18332, 27498

Step-4: Factors of 55004

List of positive integer factors of 55004 that divides 54996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13751, 27502

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54996 and 55004. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54996 and 55004 is 4.

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