What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55206 and 55224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55206 and 55224 is 18.

GCF(55206,55224) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55206 and 55224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55206 and 55224.

How to find the GCF of 55206 and 55224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55206 and 55224. After we will calculate the factors of 55206 and 55224 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55206

Prime factors of 55206 are 2, 3, 3067. Prime factorization of 55206 in exponential form is:

55206 = 2¹ × 3² × 3067¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55224

Prime factors of 55224 are 2, 3, 13, 59. Prime factorization of 55224 in exponential form is:

55224 = 2³ × 3² × 13¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 55206

List of positive integer factors of 55206 that divides 55206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3067, 6134, 9201, 18402, 27603

Step-4: Factors of 55224

List of positive integer factors of 55224 that divides 55206 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 18, 24, 26, 36, 39, 52, 59, 72, 78, 104, 117, 118, 156, 177, 234, 236, 312, 354, 468, 472, 531, 708, 767, 936, 1062, 1416, 1534, 2124, 2301, 3068, 4248, 4602, 6136, 6903, 9204, 13806, 18408, 27612

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55206 and 55224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55206 and 55224 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55206 and 55224