What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55162 and 55166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55162 and 55166 is 2.

GCF(55162,55166) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55162 and 55166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55162 and 55166.

How to find the GCF of 55162 and 55166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55162 and 55166. After we will calculate the factors of 55162 and 55166 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55162

Prime factors of 55162 are 2, 27581. Prime factorization of 55162 in exponential form is:

55162 = 2¹ × 27581¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55166

Prime factors of 55166 are 2, 27583. Prime factorization of 55166 in exponential form is:

55166 = 2¹ × 27583¹

Step-3: Factors of 55162

List of positive integer factors of 55162 that divides 55162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27581

Step-4: Factors of 55166

List of positive integer factors of 55166 that divides 55162 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55162 and 55166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55162 and 55166 is 2.

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