What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55002 and 55016?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55002 and 55016 is 2.

GCF(55002,55016) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55002 and 55016, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55002 and 55016.

How to find the GCF of 55002 and 55016?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55002 and 55016. After we will calculate the factors of 55002 and 55016 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55002

Prime factors of 55002 are 2, 3, 89, 103. Prime factorization of 55002 in exponential form is:

55002 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 89¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55016

Prime factors of 55016 are 2, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 55016 in exponential form is:

55016 = 2³ × 13¹ × 23²

Step-3: Factors of 55002

List of positive integer factors of 55002 that divides 55002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 89, 103, 178, 206, 267, 309, 534, 618, 9167, 18334, 27501

Step-4: Factors of 55016

List of positive integer factors of 55016 that divides 55002 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 23, 26, 46, 52, 92, 104, 184, 299, 529, 598, 1058, 1196, 2116, 2392, 4232, 6877, 13754, 27508

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55002 and 55016. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55002 and 55016 is 2.

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