What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54996 and 55011?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54996 and 55011 is 3.

GCF(54996,55011) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54996 and 55011, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54996 and 55011.

How to find the GCF of 54996 and 55011?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54996 and 55011. After we will calculate the factors of 54996 and 55011 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54996

Prime factors of 54996 are 2, 3, 4583. Prime factorization of 54996 in exponential form is:

54996 = 2² × 3¹ × 4583¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55011

Prime factors of 55011 are 3, 11, 1667. Prime factorization of 55011 in exponential form is:

55011 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1667¹

Step-3: Factors of 54996

List of positive integer factors of 54996 that divides 54996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4583, 9166, 13749, 18332, 27498

Step-4: Factors of 55011

List of positive integer factors of 55011 that divides 54996 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 1667, 5001, 18337

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54996 and 55011. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54996 and 55011 is 3.

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