What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55282 and 55294?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55282 and 55294 is 2.

GCF(55282,55294) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55282 and 55294, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55282 and 55294.

How to find the GCF of 55282 and 55294?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55282 and 55294. After we will calculate the factors of 55282 and 55294 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 55294

Prime factors of 55294 are 2, 27647. Prime factorization of 55294 in exponential form is:

55294 = 2¹ × 27647¹

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 55294

List of positive integer factors of 55294 that divides 55282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27647

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55282 and 55294. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55282 and 55294 is 2.

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