What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55042 and 55061?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55042 and 55061 is 1.

GCF(55042,55061) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55042 and 55061, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55042 and 55061.

How to find the GCF of 55042 and 55061?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55042 and 55061. After we will calculate the factors of 55042 and 55061 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55042

Prime factors of 55042 are 2, 13, 29, 73. Prime factorization of 55042 in exponential form is:

55042 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55061

Prime factors of 55061 are 55061. Prime factorization of 55061 in exponential form is:

55061 = 55061¹

Step-3: Factors of 55042

List of positive integer factors of 55042 that divides 55042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 29, 58, 73, 146, 377, 754, 949, 1898, 2117, 4234, 27521

Step-4: Factors of 55061

List of positive integer factors of 55061 that divides 55042 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55042 and 55061. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55042 and 55061 is 1.

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