What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55149 and 55161?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55149 and 55161 is 3.

GCF(55149,55161) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55149 and 55161, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55149 and 55161.

How to find the GCF of 55149 and 55161?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55149 and 55161. After we will calculate the factors of 55149 and 55161 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55149

Prime factors of 55149 are 3, 31, 593. Prime factorization of 55149 in exponential form is:

55149 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55161

Prime factors of 55161 are 3, 227. Prime factorization of 55161 in exponential form is:

55161 = 3⁵ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 55149

List of positive integer factors of 55149 that divides 55149 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 593, 1779, 18383

Step-4: Factors of 55161

List of positive integer factors of 55161 that divides 55149 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 227, 243, 681, 2043, 6129, 18387

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55149 and 55161. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55149 and 55161 is 3.

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