What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55282 and 55288?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55282 and 55288 is 2.

GCF(55282,55288) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55282 and 55288, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55282 and 55288.

How to find the GCF of 55282 and 55288?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55282 and 55288. After we will calculate the factors of 55282 and 55288 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55288

Prime factors of 55288 are 2, 6911. Prime factorization of 55288 in exponential form is:

55288 = 2³ × 6911¹

Step-3: Factors of 55282

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55288

List of positive integer factors of 55288 that divides 55282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6911, 13822, 27644

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55282 and 55288. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55282 and 55288 is 2.

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