What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5542 and 5558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5542 and 5558 is 2.

GCF(5542,5558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5542 and 5558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5542 and 5558.

How to find the GCF of 5542 and 5558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5542 and 5558. After we will calculate the factors of 5542 and 5558 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 5558

Prime factors of 5558 are 2, 7, 397. Prime factorization of 5558 in exponential form is:

5558 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 397¹

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 5558

List of positive integer factors of 5558 that divides 5542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 397, 794, 2779

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5542 and 5558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5542 and 5558 is 2.

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