What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55376 and 55394?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55376 and 55394 is 2.

GCF(55376,55394) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55376 and 55394, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55376 and 55394.

How to find the GCF of 55376 and 55394?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55376 and 55394. After we will calculate the factors of 55376 and 55394 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55376

Prime factors of 55376 are 2, 3461. Prime factorization of 55376 in exponential form is:

55376 = 2⁴ × 3461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55394

Prime factors of 55394 are 2, 27697. Prime factorization of 55394 in exponential form is:

55394 = 2¹ × 27697¹

Step-3: Factors of 55376

List of positive integer factors of 55376 that divides 55376 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3461, 6922, 13844, 27688

Step-4: Factors of 55394

List of positive integer factors of 55394 that divides 55376 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27697

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55376 and 55394. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55376 and 55394 is 2.

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