What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55188 and 55196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55188 and 55196 is 4.

GCF(55188,55196) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55188 and 55196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55188 and 55196.

How to find the GCF of 55188 and 55196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55188 and 55196. After we will calculate the factors of 55188 and 55196 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55188

Prime factors of 55188 are 2, 3, 7, 73. Prime factorization of 55188 in exponential form is:

55188 = 2² × 3³ × 7¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55196

Prime factors of 55196 are 2, 13799. Prime factorization of 55196 in exponential form is:

55196 = 2² × 13799¹

Step-3: Factors of 55188

List of positive integer factors of 55188 that divides 55188 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 27, 28, 36, 42, 54, 63, 73, 84, 108, 126, 146, 189, 219, 252, 292, 378, 438, 511, 657, 756, 876, 1022, 1314, 1533, 1971, 2044, 2628, 3066, 3942, 4599, 6132, 7884, 9198, 13797, 18396, 27594

Step-4: Factors of 55196

List of positive integer factors of 55196 that divides 55188 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13799, 27598

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55188 and 55196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55188 and 55196 is 4.

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