What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55456 and 55466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55456 and 55466 is 2.

GCF(55456,55466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55456 and 55466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55456 and 55466.

How to find the GCF of 55456 and 55466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55456 and 55466. After we will calculate the factors of 55456 and 55466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55456

Prime factors of 55456 are 2, 1733. Prime factorization of 55456 in exponential form is:

55456 = 2⁵ × 1733¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55466

Prime factors of 55466 are 2, 27733. Prime factorization of 55466 in exponential form is:

55466 = 2¹ × 27733¹

Step-3: Factors of 55456

List of positive integer factors of 55456 that divides 55456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1733, 3466, 6932, 13864, 27728

Step-4: Factors of 55466

List of positive integer factors of 55466 that divides 55456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27733

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55456 and 55466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55456 and 55466 is 2.

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