What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55227 and 55245?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55227 and 55245 is 3.

GCF(55227,55245) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55227 and 55245, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55227 and 55245.

How to find the GCF of 55227 and 55245?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55227 and 55245. After we will calculate the factors of 55227 and 55245 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 55245

Prime factors of 55245 are 3, 5, 29, 127. Prime factorization of 55245 in exponential form is:

55245 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 127¹

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 55245

List of positive integer factors of 55245 that divides 55227 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 29, 87, 127, 145, 381, 435, 635, 1905, 3683, 11049, 18415

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55227 and 55245. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55227 and 55245 is 3.

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