What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5518 and 5534?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5518 and 5534 is 2.

GCF(5518,5534) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5518 and 5534, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5518 and 5534.

How to find the GCF of 5518 and 5534?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5518 and 5534. After we will calculate the factors of 5518 and 5534 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5518

Prime factors of 5518 are 2, 31, 89. Prime factorization of 5518 in exponential form is:

5518 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5534

Prime factors of 5534 are 2, 2767. Prime factorization of 5534 in exponential form is:

5534 = 2¹ × 2767¹

Step-3: Factors of 5518

List of positive integer factors of 5518 that divides 5518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 89, 178, 2759

Step-4: Factors of 5534

List of positive integer factors of 5534 that divides 5518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2767

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5518 and 5534. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5518 and 5534 is 2.

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