554 is the hypotenuse of the Pythagorean triple 230-504-554. What is the greatest common factor of those three numbers?
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- 554 is a composite number.
- Prime factorization: 554 = 2 x 277
- The exponents in the prime factorization are 1 and 1. Adding one to each and multiplying we get (1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 2 x 2 = 4. Therefore 554 has exactly 4 factors.
- Factors of 554: 1, 2, 277, 554
- Factor pairs: 554 = 1 x 554 or 2 x 277
- 554 has no square factors that allow its square root to be simplified. √554 ≈ 23.5372
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