What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55612 and 55628?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55612 and 55628 is 4.

GCF(55612,55628) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55612 and 55628, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55612 and 55628.

How to find the GCF of 55612 and 55628?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55612 and 55628. After we will calculate the factors of 55612 and 55628 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55612

Prime factors of 55612 are 2, 13903. Prime factorization of 55612 in exponential form is:

55612 = 2² × 13903¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55628

Prime factors of 55628 are 2, 13907. Prime factorization of 55628 in exponential form is:

55628 = 2² × 13907¹

Step-3: Factors of 55612

List of positive integer factors of 55612 that divides 55612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13903, 27806

Step-4: Factors of 55628

List of positive integer factors of 55628 that divides 55612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13907, 27814

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55612 and 55628. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55612 and 55628 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55612 and 55628