What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55896 and 55902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55896 and 55902 is 6.

GCF(55896,55902) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55896 and 55902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55896 and 55902.

How to find the GCF of 55896 and 55902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55896 and 55902. After we will calculate the factors of 55896 and 55902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55896

Prime factors of 55896 are 2, 3, 17, 137. Prime factorization of 55896 in exponential form is:

55896 = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55902

Prime factors of 55902 are 2, 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 55902 in exponential form is:

55902 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11³

Step-3: Factors of 55896

List of positive integer factors of 55896 that divides 55896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 17, 24, 34, 51, 68, 102, 136, 137, 204, 274, 408, 411, 548, 822, 1096, 1644, 2329, 3288, 4658, 6987, 9316, 13974, 18632, 27948

Step-4: Factors of 55902

List of positive integer factors of 55902 that divides 55896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 21, 22, 33, 42, 66, 77, 121, 154, 231, 242, 363, 462, 726, 847, 1331, 1694, 2541, 2662, 3993, 5082, 7986, 9317, 18634, 27951

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55896 and 55902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55896 and 55902 is 6.

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