What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5500 and 5512?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5500 and 5512 is 4.

GCF(5500,5512) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5500 and 5512, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5500 and 5512.

How to find the GCF of 5500 and 5512?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5500 and 5512. After we will calculate the factors of 5500 and 5512 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5500

Prime factors of 5500 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 5500 in exponential form is:

5500 = 2² × 5³ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5512

Prime factors of 5512 are 2, 13, 53. Prime factorization of 5512 in exponential form is:

5512 = 2³ × 13¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 5500

List of positive integer factors of 5500 that divides 5500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 25, 44, 50, 55, 100, 110, 125, 220, 250, 275, 500, 550, 1100, 1375, 2750

Step-4: Factors of 5512

List of positive integer factors of 5512 that divides 5500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52, 53, 104, 106, 212, 424, 689, 1378, 2756

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5500 and 5512. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5500 and 5512 is 4.

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