What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55191 and 55197?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55191 and 55197 is 3.

GCF(55191,55197) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55191 and 55197, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55191 and 55197.

How to find the GCF of 55191 and 55197?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55191 and 55197. After we will calculate the factors of 55191 and 55197 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55191

Prime factors of 55191 are 3, 18397. Prime factorization of 55191 in exponential form is:

55191 = 3¹ × 18397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55197

Prime factors of 55197 are 3, 6133. Prime factorization of 55197 in exponential form is:

55197 = 3² × 6133¹

Step-3: Factors of 55191

List of positive integer factors of 55191 that divides 55191 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18397

Step-4: Factors of 55197

List of positive integer factors of 55197 that divides 55191 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6133, 18399

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55191 and 55197. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55191 and 55197 is 3.

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