What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54996 and 55015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54996 and 55015 is 1.

GCF(54996,55015) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54996 and 55015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54996 and 55015.

How to find the GCF of 54996 and 55015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54996 and 55015. After we will calculate the factors of 54996 and 55015 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 55015

Prime factors of 55015 are 5, 11003. Prime factorization of 55015 in exponential form is:

55015 = 5¹ × 11003¹

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 55015

List of positive integer factors of 55015 that divides 54996 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54996 and 55015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54996 and 55015 is 1.

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