What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55218 and 55226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55218 and 55226 is 2.

GCF(55218,55226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55218 and 55226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55218 and 55226.

How to find the GCF of 55218 and 55226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55218 and 55226. After we will calculate the factors of 55218 and 55226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55218

Prime factors of 55218 are 2, 3, 9203. Prime factorization of 55218 in exponential form is:

55218 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9203¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55226

Prime factors of 55226 are 2, 53, 521. Prime factorization of 55226 in exponential form is:

55226 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 55218

List of positive integer factors of 55218 that divides 55218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9203, 18406, 27609

Step-4: Factors of 55226

List of positive integer factors of 55226 that divides 55218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 521, 1042, 27613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55218 and 55226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55218 and 55226 is 2.

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