What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55328 and 55332?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55328 and 55332 is 4.

GCF(55328,55332) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55328 and 55332, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55328 and 55332.

How to find the GCF of 55328 and 55332?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55328 and 55332. After we will calculate the factors of 55328 and 55332 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55328

Prime factors of 55328 are 2, 7, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 55328 in exponential form is:

55328 = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55332

Prime factors of 55332 are 2, 3, 29, 53. Prime factorization of 55332 in exponential form is:

55332 = 2² × 3² × 29¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 55328

List of positive integer factors of 55328 that divides 55328 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 19, 26, 28, 32, 38, 52, 56, 76, 91, 104, 112, 133, 152, 182, 208, 224, 247, 266, 304, 364, 416, 494, 532, 608, 728, 988, 1064, 1456, 1729, 1976, 2128, 2912, 3458, 3952, 4256, 6916, 7904, 13832, 27664

Step-4: Factors of 55332

List of positive integer factors of 55332 that divides 55328 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 29, 36, 53, 58, 87, 106, 116, 159, 174, 212, 261, 318, 348, 477, 522, 636, 954, 1044, 1537, 1908, 3074, 4611, 6148, 9222, 13833, 18444, 27666

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55328 and 55332. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55328 and 55332 is 4.

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