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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55256 and 55276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55256 and 55276 is 4.

GCF(55256,55276) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55256 and 55276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55256 and 55276.

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How to find the GCF of 55256 and 55276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55256 and 55276. After we will calculate the factors of 55256 and 55276 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 55276

Prime factors of 55276 are 2, 13, 1063. Prime factorization of 55276 in exponential form is:

55276 = 22 × 131 × 10631

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 55276

List of positive integer factors of 55276 that divides 55256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 1063, 2126, 4252, 13819, 27638

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55256 and 55276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55256 and 55276 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55256 and 55276