What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55492 and 55502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55492 and 55502 is 2.

GCF(55492,55502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55492 and 55502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55492 and 55502.

How to find the GCF of 55492 and 55502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55492 and 55502. After we will calculate the factors of 55492 and 55502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55492

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

55492 = 2² × 13873¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55502

Prime factors of 55502 are 2, 27751. Prime factorization of 55502 in exponential form is:

55502 = 2¹ × 27751¹

Step-3: Factors of 55492

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

1, 2, 4, 13873, 27746

Step-4: Factors of 55502

List of positive integer factors of 55502 that divides 55492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55492 and 55502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55492 and 55502 is 2.

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