What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55030 and 55046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55030 and 55046 is 2.

GCF(55030,55046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55030 and 55046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55030 and 55046.

How to find the GCF of 55030 and 55046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55030 and 55046. After we will calculate the factors of 55030 and 55046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55030

Prime factors of 55030 are 2, 5, 5503. Prime factorization of 55030 in exponential form is:

55030 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55046

Prime factors of 55046 are 2, 17, 1619. Prime factorization of 55046 in exponential form is:

55046 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1619¹

Step-3: Factors of 55030

List of positive integer factors of 55030 that divides 55030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5503, 11006, 27515

Step-4: Factors of 55046

List of positive integer factors of 55046 that divides 55030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1619, 3238, 27523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55030 and 55046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55030 and 55046 is 2.

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