What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55480 and 55494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55480 and 55494 is 2.

GCF(55480,55494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55480 and 55494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55480 and 55494.

How to find the GCF of 55480 and 55494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55480 and 55494. After we will calculate the factors of 55480 and 55494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55480

Prime factors of 55480 are 2, 5, 19, 73. Prime factorization of 55480 in exponential form is:

55480 = 2³ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55494

Prime factors of 55494 are 2, 3, 3083. Prime factorization of 55494 in exponential form is:

55494 = 2¹ × 3² × 3083¹

Step-3: Factors of 55480

List of positive integer factors of 55480 that divides 55480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 19, 20, 38, 40, 73, 76, 95, 146, 152, 190, 292, 365, 380, 584, 730, 760, 1387, 1460, 2774, 2920, 5548, 6935, 11096, 13870, 27740

Step-4: Factors of 55494

List of positive integer factors of 55494 that divides 55480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 3083, 6166, 9249, 18498, 27747

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55480 and 55494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55480 and 55494 is 2.

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