What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55432 and 55444?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55432 and 55444 is 4.

GCF(55432,55444) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55432 and 55444, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55432 and 55444.

How to find the GCF of 55432 and 55444?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55432 and 55444. After we will calculate the factors of 55432 and 55444 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55432

Prime factors of 55432 are 2, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 55432 in exponential form is:

55432 = 2³ × 13² × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55444

Prime factors of 55444 are 2, 83, 167. Prime factorization of 55444 in exponential form is:

55444 = 2² × 83¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 55432

List of positive integer factors of 55432 that divides 55432 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 41, 52, 82, 104, 164, 169, 328, 338, 533, 676, 1066, 1352, 2132, 4264, 6929, 13858, 27716

Step-4: Factors of 55444

List of positive integer factors of 55444 that divides 55432 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 83, 166, 167, 332, 334, 668, 13861, 27722

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55432 and 55444. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55432 and 55444 is 4.

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