What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55358 and 55370?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55358 and 55370 is 2.

GCF(55358,55370) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55358 and 55370, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55358 and 55370.

How to find the GCF of 55358 and 55370?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55358 and 55370. After we will calculate the factors of 55358 and 55370 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55358

Prime factors of 55358 are 2, 89, 311. Prime factorization of 55358 in exponential form is:

55358 = 2¹ × 89¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55370

Prime factors of 55370 are 2, 5, 7, 113. Prime factorization of 55370 in exponential form is:

55370 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 55358

List of positive integer factors of 55358 that divides 55358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 89, 178, 311, 622, 27679

Step-4: Factors of 55370

List of positive integer factors of 55370 that divides 55358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 49, 70, 98, 113, 226, 245, 490, 565, 791, 1130, 1582, 3955, 5537, 7910, 11074, 27685

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55358 and 55370. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55358 and 55370 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55358 and 55370