What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55256 and 55274?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55256 and 55274 is 2.

GCF(55256,55274) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55256 and 55274, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55256 and 55274.

How to find the GCF of 55256 and 55274?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55256 and 55274. After we will calculate the factors of 55256 and 55274 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55256

Prime factors of 55256 are 2, 6907. Prime factorization of 55256 in exponential form is:

55256 = 2³ × 6907¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55274

Prime factors of 55274 are 2, 29, 953. Prime factorization of 55274 in exponential form is:

55274 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 953¹

Step-3: Factors of 55256

List of positive integer factors of 55256 that divides 55256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6907, 13814, 27628

Step-4: Factors of 55274

List of positive integer factors of 55274 that divides 55256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 953, 1906, 27637

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55256 and 55274. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55256 and 55274 is 2.

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