What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5534 and 5548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5534 and 5548 is 2.

GCF(5534,5548) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5534 and 5548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5534 and 5548.

How to find the GCF of 5534 and 5548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5534 and 5548. After we will calculate the factors of 5534 and 5548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5534

Prime factors of 5534 are 2, 2767. Prime factorization of 5534 in exponential form is:

5534 = 2¹ × 2767¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5548

Prime factors of 5548 are 2, 19, 73. Prime factorization of 5548 in exponential form is:

5548 = 2² × 19¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 5534

List of positive integer factors of 5534 that divides 5534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2767

Step-4: Factors of 5548

List of positive integer factors of 5548 that divides 5534 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 73, 76, 146, 292, 1387, 2774

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5534 and 5548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5534 and 5548 is 2.

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