What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20550 and 20555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20550 and 20555 is 5.

GCF(20550,20555) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20550 and 20555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20550 and 20555.

How to find the GCF of 20550 and 20555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20550 and 20555. After we will calculate the factors of 20550 and 20555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20550

Prime factors of 20550 are 2, 3, 5, 137. Prime factorization of 20550 in exponential form is:

20550 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20555

Prime factors of 20555 are 5, 4111. Prime factorization of 20555 in exponential form is:

20555 = 5¹ × 4111¹

Step-3: Factors of 20550

List of positive integer factors of 20550 that divides 20550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 137, 150, 274, 411, 685, 822, 1370, 2055, 3425, 4110, 6850, 10275

Step-4: Factors of 20555

List of positive integer factors of 20555 that divides 20550 without a remainder.

1, 5, 4111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20550 and 20555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20550 and 20555 is 5.

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