What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55394 and 55402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55394 and 55402 is 2.

GCF(55394,55402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55394 and 55402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55394 and 55402.

How to find the GCF of 55394 and 55402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55394 and 55402. After we will calculate the factors of 55394 and 55402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55394

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

55394 = 2¹ × 27697¹

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 55394

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

1, 2, 27697

Step-4: Factors of 55402

List of positive integer factors of 55402 that divides 55394 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27701

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55394 and 55402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55394 and 55402 is 2.

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