What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55122 and 55137?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55122 and 55137 is 3.

GCF(55122,55137) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55122 and 55137, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55122 and 55137.

How to find the GCF of 55122 and 55137?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55122 and 55137. After we will calculate the factors of 55122 and 55137 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55122

Prime factors of 55122 are 2, 3, 9187. Prime factorization of 55122 in exponential form is:

55122 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55137

Prime factors of 55137 are 3, 18379. Prime factorization of 55137 in exponential form is:

55137 = 3¹ × 18379¹

Step-3: Factors of 55122

List of positive integer factors of 55122 that divides 55122 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9187, 18374, 27561

Step-4: Factors of 55137

List of positive integer factors of 55137 that divides 55122 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18379

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55122 and 55137. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55122 and 55137 is 3.

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