What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55036 and 55054?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55036 and 55054 is 2.

GCF(55036,55054) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55036 and 55054, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55036 and 55054.

How to find the GCF of 55036 and 55054?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55036 and 55054. After we will calculate the factors of 55036 and 55054 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55036

Prime factors of 55036 are 2, 13759. Prime factorization of 55036 in exponential form is:

55036 = 2² × 13759¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55054

Prime factors of 55054 are 2, 27527. Prime factorization of 55054 in exponential form is:

55054 = 2¹ × 27527¹

Step-3: Factors of 55036

List of positive integer factors of 55036 that divides 55036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13759, 27518

Step-4: Factors of 55054

List of positive integer factors of 55054 that divides 55036 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27527

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55036 and 55054. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55036 and 55054 is 2.

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