What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55227 and 55242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55227 and 55242 is 3.

GCF(55227,55242) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55227 and 55242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55227 and 55242.

How to find the GCF of 55227 and 55242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55227 and 55242. After we will calculate the factors of 55227 and 55242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55242

Prime factors of 55242 are 2, 3, 11, 31. Prime factorization of 55242 in exponential form is:

55242 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 11¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 55227

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55242

List of positive integer factors of 55242 that divides 55227 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 31, 33, 54, 62, 66, 81, 93, 99, 162, 186, 198, 279, 297, 341, 558, 594, 682, 837, 891, 1023, 1674, 1782, 2046, 2511, 3069, 5022, 6138, 9207, 18414, 27621

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55227 and 55242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55227 and 55242 is 3.

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