What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55215 and 55227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55215 and 55227 is 3.

GCF(55215,55227) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55215 and 55227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55215 and 55227.

How to find the GCF of 55215 and 55227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55215 and 55227. After we will calculate the factors of 55215 and 55227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55215

Prime factors of 55215 are 3, 5, 409. Prime factorization of 55215 in exponential form is:

55215 = 3³ × 5¹ × 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55227

Prime factors of 55227 are 3, 41, 449. Prime factorization of 55227 in exponential form is:

55227 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 55215

List of positive integer factors of 55215 that divides 55215 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135, 409, 1227, 2045, 3681, 6135, 11043, 18405

Step-4: Factors of 55227

List of positive integer factors of 55227 that divides 55215 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 449, 1347, 18409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55215 and 55227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55215 and 55227 is 3.

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