What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55388 and 55402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55388 and 55402 is 2.

GCF(55388,55402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55388 and 55402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55388 and 55402.

How to find the GCF of 55388 and 55402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55388 and 55402. After we will calculate the factors of 55388 and 55402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55388

Prime factors of 55388 are 2, 61, 227. Prime factorization of 55388 in exponential form is:

55388 = 2² × 61¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55402

Prime factors of 55402 are 2, 27701. Prime factorization of 55402 in exponential form is:

55402 = 2¹ × 27701¹

Step-3: Factors of 55388

List of positive integer factors of 55388 that divides 55388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 61, 122, 227, 244, 454, 908, 13847, 27694

Step-4: Factors of 55402

List of positive integer factors of 55402 that divides 55388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27701

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55388 and 55402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55388 and 55402 is 2.

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