What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20555 and 20559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20555 and 20559 is 1.

GCF(20555,20559) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20555 and 20559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20555 and 20559.

How to find the GCF of 20555 and 20559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20555 and 20559. After we will calculate the factors of 20555 and 20559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20555

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

20555 = 5¹ × 4111¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20559

Prime factors of 20559 are 3, 7, 11, 89. Prime factorization of 20559 in exponential form is:

20559 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 20555

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

1, 5, 4111

Step-4: Factors of 20559

List of positive integer factors of 20559 that divides 20555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 21, 33, 77, 89, 231, 267, 623, 979, 1869, 2937, 6853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20555 and 20559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20555 and 20559 is 1.

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