What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55223 and 55243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55223 and 55243 is 1.

GCF(55223,55243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55223 and 55243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55223 and 55243.

How to find the GCF of 55223 and 55243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55223 and 55243. After we will calculate the factors of 55223 and 55243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55223

Prime factors of 55223 are 7, 23. Prime factorization of 55223 in exponential form is:

55223 = 7⁴ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55243

Prime factors of 55243 are 55243. Prime factorization of 55243 in exponential form is:

55243 = 55243¹

Step-3: Factors of 55223

List of positive integer factors of 55223 that divides 55223 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 49, 161, 343, 1127, 2401, 7889

Step-4: Factors of 55243

List of positive integer factors of 55243 that divides 55223 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55223 and 55243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55223 and 55243 is 1.

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