What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55692 and 55708?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55692 and 55708 is 4.

GCF(55692,55708) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55692 and 55708, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55692 and 55708.

How to find the GCF of 55692 and 55708?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55692 and 55708. After we will calculate the factors of 55692 and 55708 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55692

Prime factors of 55692 are 2, 3, 7, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 55692 in exponential form is:

55692 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55708

Prime factors of 55708 are 2, 19, 733. Prime factorization of 55708 in exponential form is:

55708 = 2² × 19¹ × 733¹

Step-3: Factors of 55692

List of positive integer factors of 55692 that divides 55692 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 26, 28, 34, 36, 39, 42, 51, 52, 63, 68, 78, 84, 91, 102, 117, 119, 126, 153, 156, 182, 204, 221, 234, 238, 252, 273, 306, 357, 364, 442, 468, 476, 546, 612, 663, 714, 819, 884, 1071, 1092, 1326, 1428, 1547, 1638, 1989, 2142, 2652, 3094, 3276, 3978, 4284, 4641, 6188, 7956, 9282, 13923, 18564, 27846

Step-4: Factors of 55708

List of positive integer factors of 55708 that divides 55692 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 733, 1466, 2932, 13927, 27854

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55692 and 55708. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55692 and 55708 is 4.

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