What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55234 and 55238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55234 and 55238 is 2.

GCF(55234,55238) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55234 and 55238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55234 and 55238.

How to find the GCF of 55234 and 55238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55234 and 55238. After we will calculate the factors of 55234 and 55238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55234

Prime factors of 55234 are 2, 27617. Prime factorization of 55234 in exponential form is:

55234 = 2¹ × 27617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55238

Prime factors of 55238 are 2, 71, 389. Prime factorization of 55238 in exponential form is:

55238 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 55234

List of positive integer factors of 55234 that divides 55234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27617

Step-4: Factors of 55238

List of positive integer factors of 55238 that divides 55234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 389, 778, 27619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55234 and 55238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55234 and 55238 is 2.

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