What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55750 and 55758?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55750 and 55758 is 2.

GCF(55750,55758) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55750 and 55758, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55750 and 55758.

How to find the GCF of 55750 and 55758?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55750 and 55758. After we will calculate the factors of 55750 and 55758 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55750

Prime factors of 55750 are 2, 5, 223. Prime factorization of 55750 in exponential form is:

55750 = 2¹ × 5³ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55758

Prime factors of 55758 are 2, 3, 9293. Prime factorization of 55758 in exponential form is:

55758 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9293¹

Step-3: Factors of 55750

List of positive integer factors of 55750 that divides 55750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 125, 223, 250, 446, 1115, 2230, 5575, 11150, 27875

Step-4: Factors of 55758

List of positive integer factors of 55758 that divides 55750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9293, 18586, 27879

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55750 and 55758. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55750 and 55758 is 2.

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