What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55820 and 55826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55820 and 55826 is 2.

GCF(55820,55826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55820 and 55826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55820 and 55826.

How to find the GCF of 55820 and 55826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55820 and 55826. After we will calculate the factors of 55820 and 55826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55820

Prime factors of 55820 are 2, 5, 2791. Prime factorization of 55820 in exponential form is:

55820 = 2² × 5¹ × 2791¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55826

Prime factors of 55826 are 2, 103, 271. Prime factorization of 55826 in exponential form is:

55826 = 2¹ × 103¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 55820

List of positive integer factors of 55820 that divides 55820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2791, 5582, 11164, 13955, 27910

Step-4: Factors of 55826

List of positive integer factors of 55826 that divides 55820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 103, 206, 271, 542, 27913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55820 and 55826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55820 and 55826 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55820 and 55826