What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55012 and 55029?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55012 and 55029 is 17.

GCF(55012,55029) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55012 and 55029, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55012 and 55029.

How to find the GCF of 55012 and 55029?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55012 and 55029. After we will calculate the factors of 55012 and 55029 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55012

Prime factors of 55012 are 2, 17, 809. Prime factorization of 55012 in exponential form is:

55012 = 2² × 17¹ × 809¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55029

Prime factors of 55029 are 3, 13, 17, 83. Prime factorization of 55029 in exponential form is:

55029 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 55012

List of positive integer factors of 55012 that divides 55012 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 809, 1618, 3236, 13753, 27506

Step-4: Factors of 55029

List of positive integer factors of 55029 that divides 55012 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 17, 39, 51, 83, 221, 249, 663, 1079, 1411, 3237, 4233, 18343

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55012 and 55029. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55012 and 55029 is 17.

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