What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55864 and 55868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55864 and 55868 is 4.

GCF(55864,55868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55864 and 55868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55864 and 55868.

How to find the GCF of 55864 and 55868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55864 and 55868. After we will calculate the factors of 55864 and 55868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55864

Prime factors of 55864 are 2, 6983. Prime factorization of 55864 in exponential form is:

55864 = 2³ × 6983¹

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 55864

List of positive integer factors of 55864 that divides 55864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6983, 13966, 27932

Step-4: Factors of 55868

List of positive integer factors of 55868 that divides 55864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13967, 27934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55864 and 55868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55864 and 55868 is 4.

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