What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55268 and 55282?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55268 and 55282 is 2.

GCF(55268,55282) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55268 and 55282, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55268 and 55282.

How to find the GCF of 55268 and 55282?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55268 and 55282. After we will calculate the factors of 55268 and 55282 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55268

Prime factors of 55268 are 2, 41, 337. Prime factorization of 55268 in exponential form is:

55268 = 2² × 41¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55282

Prime factors of 55282 are 2, 131, 211. Prime factorization of 55282 in exponential form is:

55282 = 2¹ × 131¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 55268

List of positive integer factors of 55268 that divides 55268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 164, 337, 674, 1348, 13817, 27634

Step-4: Factors of 55282

List of positive integer factors of 55282 that divides 55268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 131, 211, 262, 422, 27641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55268 and 55282. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55268 and 55282 is 2.

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