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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55688 and 55698?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55688 and 55698 is 2.

GCF(55688,55698) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55688 and 55698, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55688 and 55698.

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How to find the GCF of 55688 and 55698?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55688 and 55698. After we will calculate the factors of 55688 and 55698 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55688

Prime factors of 55688 are 2, 6961. Prime factorization of 55688 in exponential form is:

55688 = 23 × 69611

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55698

Prime factors of 55698 are 2, 3, 9283. Prime factorization of 55698 in exponential form is:

55698 = 21 × 31 × 92831

Step-3: Factors of 55688

List of positive integer factors of 55688 that divides 55688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6961, 13922, 27844

Step-4: Factors of 55698

List of positive integer factors of 55698 that divides 55688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9283, 18566, 27849

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55688 and 55698. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55688 and 55698 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55688 and 55698