What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5542 and 5549?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5542 and 5549 is 1.

GCF(5542,5549) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5542 and 5549, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5542 and 5549.

How to find the GCF of 5542 and 5549?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5542 and 5549. After we will calculate the factors of 5542 and 5549 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5542

Prime factors of 5542 are 2, 17, 163. Prime factorization of 5542 in exponential form is:

5542 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5549

Prime factors of 5549 are 31, 179. Prime factorization of 5549 in exponential form is:

5549 = 31¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 5542

List of positive integer factors of 5542 that divides 5542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 163, 326, 2771

Step-4: Factors of 5549

List of positive integer factors of 5549 that divides 5542 without a remainder.

1, 31, 179

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5542 and 5549. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5542 and 5549 is 1.

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