What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55498 and 55502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55498 and 55502 is 2.

GCF(55498,55502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55498 and 55502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55498 and 55502.

How to find the GCF of 55498 and 55502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55498 and 55502. After we will calculate the factors of 55498 and 55502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55498

Prime factors of 55498 are 2, 27749. Prime factorization of 55498 in exponential form is:

55498 = 2¹ × 27749¹

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 55498

List of positive integer factors of 55498 that divides 55498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27749

Step-4: Factors of 55502

List of positive integer factors of 55502 that divides 55498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55498 and 55502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55498 and 55502 is 2.

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