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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55478 and 55492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55478 and 55492 is 2.

GCF(55478,55492) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55478 and 55492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55478 and 55492.

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How to find the GCF of 55478 and 55492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55478 and 55492. After we will calculate the factors of 55478 and 55492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55478

Prime factors of 55478 are 2, 27739. Prime factorization of 55478 in exponential form is:

55478 = 21 × 277391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55492

Prime factors of 55492 are 2, 13873. Prime factorization of 55492 in exponential form is:

55492 = 22 × 138731

Step-3: Factors of 55478

List of positive integer factors of 55478 that divides 55478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27739

Step-4: Factors of 55492

List of positive integer factors of 55492 that divides 55478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13873, 27746

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55478 and 55492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55478 and 55492 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55478 and 55492