What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55172 and 55177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55172 and 55177 is 1.

GCF(55172,55177) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55172 and 55177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55172 and 55177.

How to find the GCF of 55172 and 55177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55172 and 55177. After we will calculate the factors of 55172 and 55177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55172

Prime factors of 55172 are 2, 13, 1061. Prime factorization of 55172 in exponential form is:

55172 = 2² × 13¹ × 1061¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55177

Prime factors of 55177 are 23, 2399. Prime factorization of 55177 in exponential form is:

55177 = 23¹ × 2399¹

Step-3: Factors of 55172

List of positive integer factors of 55172 that divides 55172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 1061, 2122, 4244, 13793, 27586

Step-4: Factors of 55177

List of positive integer factors of 55177 that divides 55172 without a remainder.

1, 23, 2399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55172 and 55177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55172 and 55177 is 1.

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