What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55082 and 55098?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55082 and 55098 is 2.

GCF(55082,55098) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55082 and 55098, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55082 and 55098.

How to find the GCF of 55082 and 55098?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55082 and 55098. After we will calculate the factors of 55082 and 55098 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55082

Prime factors of 55082 are 2, 27541. Prime factorization of 55082 in exponential form is:

55082 = 2¹ × 27541¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55098

Prime factors of 55098 are 2, 3, 3061. Prime factorization of 55098 in exponential form is:

55098 = 2¹ × 3² × 3061¹

Step-3: Factors of 55082

List of positive integer factors of 55082 that divides 55082 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27541

Step-4: Factors of 55098

List of positive integer factors of 55098 that divides 55082 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3061, 6122, 9183, 18366, 27549

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55082 and 55098. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55082 and 55098 is 2.

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