What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55136 and 55156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55136 and 55156 is 4.

GCF(55136,55156) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55136 and 55156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55136 and 55156.

How to find the GCF of 55136 and 55156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55136 and 55156. After we will calculate the factors of 55136 and 55156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55136

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

55136 = 2⁵ × 1723¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55156

Prime factors of 55156 are 2, 13789. Prime factorization of 55156 in exponential form is:

55156 = 2² × 13789¹

Step-3: Factors of 55136

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55156

List of positive integer factors of 55156 that divides 55136 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13789, 27578

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55136 and 55156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55136 and 55156 is 4.

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