What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55310 and 55326?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55310 and 55326 is 2.

GCF(55310,55326) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55310 and 55326, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55310 and 55326.

How to find the GCF of 55310 and 55326?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55310 and 55326. After we will calculate the factors of 55310 and 55326 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55310

Prime factors of 55310 are 2, 5, 5531. Prime factorization of 55310 in exponential form is:

55310 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5531¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55326

Prime factors of 55326 are 2, 3, 9221. Prime factorization of 55326 in exponential form is:

55326 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9221¹

Step-3: Factors of 55310

List of positive integer factors of 55310 that divides 55310 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5531, 11062, 27655

Step-4: Factors of 55326

List of positive integer factors of 55326 that divides 55310 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9221, 18442, 27663

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55310 and 55326. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55310 and 55326 is 2.

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