What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55078 and 55092?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55078 and 55092 is 2.

GCF(55078,55092) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55078 and 55092, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55078 and 55092.

How to find the GCF of 55078 and 55092?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55078 and 55092. After we will calculate the factors of 55078 and 55092 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55078

Prime factors of 55078 are 2, 27539. Prime factorization of 55078 in exponential form is:

55078 = 2¹ × 27539¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55092

Prime factors of 55092 are 2, 3, 4591. Prime factorization of 55092 in exponential form is:

55092 = 2² × 3¹ × 4591¹

Step-3: Factors of 55078

List of positive integer factors of 55078 that divides 55078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27539

Step-4: Factors of 55092

List of positive integer factors of 55092 that divides 55078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4591, 9182, 13773, 18364, 27546

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55078 and 55092. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55078 and 55092 is 2.

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