What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55784 and 55802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55784 and 55802 is 2.

GCF(55784,55802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55784 and 55802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55784 and 55802.

How to find the GCF of 55784 and 55802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55784 and 55802. After we will calculate the factors of 55784 and 55802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55784

Prime factors of 55784 are 2, 19, 367. Prime factorization of 55784 in exponential form is:

55784 = 2³ × 19¹ × 367¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55802

Prime factors of 55802 are 2, 27901. Prime factorization of 55802 in exponential form is:

55802 = 2¹ × 27901¹

Step-3: Factors of 55784

List of positive integer factors of 55784 that divides 55784 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 367, 734, 1468, 2936, 6973, 13946, 27892

Step-4: Factors of 55802

List of positive integer factors of 55802 that divides 55784 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55784 and 55802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55784 and 55802 is 2.

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