What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55322 and 55342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55322 and 55342 is 2.

GCF(55322,55342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55322 and 55342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55322 and 55342.

How to find the GCF of 55322 and 55342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55322 and 55342. After we will calculate the factors of 55322 and 55342 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 55342

Prime factors of 55342 are 2, 7, 59, 67. Prime factorization of 55342 in exponential form is:

55342 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 59¹ × 67¹

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 55342

List of positive integer factors of 55342 that divides 55322 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 59, 67, 118, 134, 413, 469, 826, 938, 3953, 7906, 27671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55322 and 55342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55322 and 55342 is 2.

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