What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55346 and 55354?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55346 and 55354 is 2.

GCF(55346,55354) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55346 and 55354, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55346 and 55354.

How to find the GCF of 55346 and 55354?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55346 and 55354. After we will calculate the factors of 55346 and 55354 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55346

Prime factors of 55346 are 2, 27673. Prime factorization of 55346 in exponential form is:

55346 = 2¹ × 27673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55354

Prime factors of 55354 are 2, 13, 2129. Prime factorization of 55354 in exponential form is:

55354 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2129¹

Step-3: Factors of 55346

List of positive integer factors of 55346 that divides 55346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27673

Step-4: Factors of 55354

List of positive integer factors of 55354 that divides 55346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 2129, 4258, 27677

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55346 and 55354. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55346 and 55354 is 2.

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