What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55028 and 55044?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55028 and 55044 is 4.

GCF(55028,55044) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55028 and 55044, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55028 and 55044.

How to find the GCF of 55028 and 55044?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55028 and 55044. After we will calculate the factors of 55028 and 55044 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55028

Prime factors of 55028 are 2, 13757. Prime factorization of 55028 in exponential form is:

55028 = 2² × 13757¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55044

Prime factors of 55044 are 2, 3, 11, 139. Prime factorization of 55044 in exponential form is:

55044 = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 55028

List of positive integer factors of 55028 that divides 55028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13757, 27514

Step-4: Factors of 55044

List of positive integer factors of 55044 that divides 55028 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 99, 132, 139, 198, 278, 396, 417, 556, 834, 1251, 1529, 1668, 2502, 3058, 4587, 5004, 6116, 9174, 13761, 18348, 27522

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55028 and 55044. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55028 and 55044 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55028 and 55044