What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55916 and 55922?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55916 and 55922 is 2.

GCF(55916,55922) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55916 and 55922, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55916 and 55922.

How to find the GCF of 55916 and 55922?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55916 and 55922. After we will calculate the factors of 55916 and 55922 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55916

Prime factors of 55916 are 2, 7, 1997. Prime factorization of 55916 in exponential form is:

55916 = 2² × 7¹ × 1997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55922

Prime factors of 55922 are 2, 27961. Prime factorization of 55922 in exponential form is:

55922 = 2¹ × 27961¹

Step-3: Factors of 55916

List of positive integer factors of 55916 that divides 55916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1997, 3994, 7988, 13979, 27958

Step-4: Factors of 55922

List of positive integer factors of 55922 that divides 55916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55916 and 55922. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55916 and 55922 is 2.

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