What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55126 and 55144?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55126 and 55144 is 2.

GCF(55126,55144) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55126 and 55144, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55126 and 55144.

How to find the GCF of 55126 and 55144?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55126 and 55144. After we will calculate the factors of 55126 and 55144 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55126

Prime factors of 55126 are 2, 43, 641. Prime factorization of 55126 in exponential form is:

55126 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 641¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55144

Prime factors of 55144 are 2, 61, 113. Prime factorization of 55144 in exponential form is:

55144 = 2³ × 61¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 55126

List of positive integer factors of 55126 that divides 55126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 641, 1282, 27563

Step-4: Factors of 55144

List of positive integer factors of 55144 that divides 55126 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 61, 113, 122, 226, 244, 452, 488, 904, 6893, 13786, 27572

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55126 and 55144. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55126 and 55144 is 2.

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