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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55850 and 55868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55850 and 55868 is 2.

GCF(55850,55868) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55850 and 55868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55850 and 55868.

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How to find the GCF of 55850 and 55868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55850 and 55868. After we will calculate the factors of 55850 and 55868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55850

Prime factors of 55850 are 2, 5, 1117. Prime factorization of 55850 in exponential form is:

55850 = 21 × 52 × 11171

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55868

Prime factors of 55868 are 2, 13967. Prime factorization of 55868 in exponential form is:

55868 = 22 × 139671

Step-3: Factors of 55850

List of positive integer factors of 55850 that divides 55850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 1117, 2234, 5585, 11170, 27925

Step-4: Factors of 55868

List of positive integer factors of 55868 that divides 55850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13967, 27934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55850 and 55868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55850 and 55868 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55850 and 55868