What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55412 and 55416?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55412 and 55416 is 4.

GCF(55412,55416) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55412 and 55416, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55412 and 55416.

How to find the GCF of 55412 and 55416?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55412 and 55416. After we will calculate the factors of 55412 and 55416 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55412

Prime factors of 55412 are 2, 7, 1979. Prime factorization of 55412 in exponential form is:

55412 = 2² × 7¹ × 1979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55416

Prime factors of 55416 are 2, 3, 2309. Prime factorization of 55416 in exponential form is:

55416 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2309¹

Step-3: Factors of 55412

List of positive integer factors of 55412 that divides 55412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1979, 3958, 7916, 13853, 27706

Step-4: Factors of 55416

List of positive integer factors of 55416 that divides 55412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2309, 4618, 6927, 9236, 13854, 18472, 27708

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55412 and 55416. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55412 and 55416 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55412 and 55416