What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55122 and 55136?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55122 and 55136 is 2.

GCF(55122,55136) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55122 and 55136, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55122 and 55136.

How to find the GCF of 55122 and 55136?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55122 and 55136. After we will calculate the factors of 55122 and 55136 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55122

Prime factors of 55122 are 2, 3, 9187. Prime factorization of 55122 in exponential form is:

55122 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55136

Prime factors of 55136 are 2, 1723. Prime factorization of 55136 in exponential form is:

55136 = 2⁵ × 1723¹

Step-3: Factors of 55122

List of positive integer factors of 55122 that divides 55122 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9187, 18374, 27561

Step-4: Factors of 55136

List of positive integer factors of 55136 that divides 55122 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1723, 3446, 6892, 13784, 27568

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55122 and 55136. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55122 and 55136 is 2.

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