What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55322 and 55326?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55322 and 55326 is 2.

GCF(55322,55326) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55322 and 55326, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55322 and 55326.

How to find the GCF of 55322 and 55326?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55322 and 55326. After we will calculate the factors of 55322 and 55326 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55322

Prime factors of 55322 are 2, 139, 199. Prime factorization of 55322 in exponential form is:

55322 = 2¹ × 139¹ × 199¹

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 55322

List of positive integer factors of 55322 that divides 55322 without a remainder.

1, 2, 139, 199, 278, 398, 27661

Step-4: Factors of 55326

List of positive integer factors of 55326 that divides 55322 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55322 and 55326. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55322 and 55326 is 2.

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