What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55071 and 55079?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55071 and 55079 is 1.

GCF(55071,55079) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55071 and 55079, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55071 and 55079.

How to find the GCF of 55071 and 55079?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55071 and 55079. After we will calculate the factors of 55071 and 55079 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55071

Prime factors of 55071 are 3, 29, 211. Prime factorization of 55071 in exponential form is:

55071 = 3² × 29¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55079

Prime factors of 55079 are 55079. Prime factorization of 55079 in exponential form is:

55079 = 55079¹

Step-3: Factors of 55071

List of positive integer factors of 55071 that divides 55071 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 29, 87, 211, 261, 633, 1899, 6119, 18357

Step-4: Factors of 55079

List of positive integer factors of 55079 that divides 55071 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55071 and 55079. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55071 and 55079 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55071 and 55079