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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55314 and 55318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55314 and 55318 is 2.

GCF(55314,55318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55314 and 55318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55314 and 55318.

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How to find the GCF of 55314 and 55318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55314 and 55318. After we will calculate the factors of 55314 and 55318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55314

Prime factors of 55314 are 2, 3, 7, 439. Prime factorization of 55314 in exponential form is:

55314 = 21 × 32 × 71 × 4391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55318

Prime factors of 55318 are 2, 17, 1627. Prime factorization of 55318 in exponential form is:

55318 = 21 × 171 × 16271

Step-3: Factors of 55314

List of positive integer factors of 55314 that divides 55314 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 439, 878, 1317, 2634, 3073, 3951, 6146, 7902, 9219, 18438, 27657

Step-4: Factors of 55318

List of positive integer factors of 55318 that divides 55314 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1627, 3254, 27659

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55314 and 55318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55314 and 55318 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55314 and 55318