What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55158 and 55167?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55158 and 55167 is 3.

GCF(55158,55167) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55158 and 55167, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55158 and 55167.

How to find the GCF of 55158 and 55167?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55158 and 55167. After we will calculate the factors of 55158 and 55167 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55158

Prime factors of 55158 are 2, 3, 29, 317. Prime factorization of 55158 in exponential form is:

55158 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55167

Prime factors of 55167 are 3, 7, 37, 71. Prime factorization of 55167 in exponential form is:

55167 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 55158

List of positive integer factors of 55158 that divides 55158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 29, 58, 87, 174, 317, 634, 951, 1902, 9193, 18386, 27579

Step-4: Factors of 55167

List of positive integer factors of 55167 that divides 55158 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 37, 71, 111, 213, 259, 497, 777, 1491, 2627, 7881, 18389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55158 and 55167. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55158 and 55167 is 3.

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