What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55276 and 55286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55276 and 55286 is 2.

GCF(55276,55286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55276 and 55286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55276 and 55286.

How to find the GCF of 55276 and 55286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55276 and 55286. After we will calculate the factors of 55276 and 55286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55286

Prime factors of 55286 are 2, 7, 11, 359. Prime factorization of 55286 in exponential form is:

55286 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 55276

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55286

List of positive integer factors of 55286 that divides 55276 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 77, 154, 359, 718, 2513, 3949, 5026, 7898, 27643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55276 and 55286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55276 and 55286 is 2.

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