What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55312 and 55324?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55312 and 55324 is 4.

GCF(55312,55324) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55312 and 55324, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55312 and 55324.

How to find the GCF of 55312 and 55324?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55312 and 55324. After we will calculate the factors of 55312 and 55324 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55312

Prime factors of 55312 are 2, 3457. Prime factorization of 55312 in exponential form is:

55312 = 2⁴ × 3457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55324

Prime factors of 55324 are 2, 13831. Prime factorization of 55324 in exponential form is:

55324 = 2² × 13831¹

Step-3: Factors of 55312

List of positive integer factors of 55312 that divides 55312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3457, 6914, 13828, 27656

Step-4: Factors of 55324

List of positive integer factors of 55324 that divides 55312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13831, 27662

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55312 and 55324. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55312 and 55324 is 4.

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