What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55172 and 55189?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55172 and 55189 is 1.

GCF(55172,55189) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55172 and 55189, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55172 and 55189.

How to find the GCF of 55172 and 55189?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55172 and 55189. After we will calculate the factors of 55172 and 55189 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 55189

Prime factors of 55189 are 229, 241. Prime factorization of 55189 in exponential form is:

55189 = 229¹ × 241¹

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 55189

List of positive integer factors of 55189 that divides 55172 without a remainder.

1, 229, 241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55172 and 55189. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55172 and 55189 is 1.

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