What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55238 and 55254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55238 and 55254 is 2.

GCF(55238,55254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55238 and 55254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55238 and 55254.

How to find the GCF of 55238 and 55254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55238 and 55254. After we will calculate the factors of 55238 and 55254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55254

Prime factors of 55254 are 2, 3, 9209. Prime factorization of 55254 in exponential form is:

55254 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9209¹

Step-3: Factors of 55238

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55254

List of positive integer factors of 55254 that divides 55238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9209, 18418, 27627

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55238 and 55254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55238 and 55254 is 2.

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