What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55888 and 55906?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55888 and 55906 is 2.

GCF(55888,55906) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55888 and 55906, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55888 and 55906.

How to find the GCF of 55888 and 55906?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55888 and 55906. After we will calculate the factors of 55888 and 55906 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55888

Prime factors of 55888 are 2, 7, 499. Prime factorization of 55888 in exponential form is:

55888 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55906

Prime factors of 55906 are 2, 27953. Prime factorization of 55906 in exponential form is:

55906 = 2¹ × 27953¹

Step-3: Factors of 55888

List of positive integer factors of 55888 that divides 55888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112, 499, 998, 1996, 3493, 3992, 6986, 7984, 13972, 27944

Step-4: Factors of 55906

List of positive integer factors of 55906 that divides 55888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55888 and 55906. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55888 and 55906 is 2.

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