What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55098 and 55108?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55098 and 55108 is 2.

GCF(55098,55108) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55098 and 55108, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55098 and 55108.

How to find the GCF of 55098 and 55108?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55098 and 55108. After we will calculate the factors of 55098 and 55108 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55108

Prime factors of 55108 are 2, 23, 599. Prime factorization of 55108 in exponential form is:

55108 = 2² × 23¹ × 599¹

Step-3: Factors of 55098

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55108

List of positive integer factors of 55108 that divides 55098 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 599, 1198, 2396, 13777, 27554

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55098 and 55108. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55098 and 55108 is 2.

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