What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55124 and 55132?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55124 and 55132 is 4.

GCF(55124,55132) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55124 and 55132, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55124 and 55132.

How to find the GCF of 55124 and 55132?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55124 and 55132. After we will calculate the factors of 55124 and 55132 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55124

Prime factors of 55124 are 2, 13781. Prime factorization of 55124 in exponential form is:

55124 = 2² × 13781¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55132

Prime factors of 55132 are 2, 7, 11, 179. Prime factorization of 55132 in exponential form is:

55132 = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 55124

List of positive integer factors of 55124 that divides 55124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13781, 27562

Step-4: Factors of 55132

List of positive integer factors of 55132 that divides 55124 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 14, 22, 28, 44, 77, 154, 179, 308, 358, 716, 1253, 1969, 2506, 3938, 5012, 7876, 13783, 27566

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55124 and 55132. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55124 and 55132 is 4.

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