What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55240 and 55252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55240 and 55252 is 4.

GCF(55240,55252) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55240 and 55252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55240 and 55252.

How to find the GCF of 55240 and 55252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55240 and 55252. After we will calculate the factors of 55240 and 55252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55240

Prime factors of 55240 are 2, 5, 1381. Prime factorization of 55240 in exponential form is:

55240 = 2³ × 5¹ × 1381¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55252

Prime factors of 55252 are 2, 19, 727. Prime factorization of 55252 in exponential form is:

55252 = 2² × 19¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 55240

List of positive integer factors of 55240 that divides 55240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1381, 2762, 5524, 6905, 11048, 13810, 27620

Step-4: Factors of 55252

List of positive integer factors of 55252 that divides 55240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 727, 1454, 2908, 13813, 27626

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55240 and 55252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55240 and 55252 is 4.

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