What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55229 and 55246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55229 and 55246 is 1.

GCF(55229,55246) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55229 and 55246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55229 and 55246.

How to find the GCF of 55229 and 55246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55229 and 55246. After we will calculate the factors of 55229 and 55246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55229

Prime factors of 55229 are 55229. Prime factorization of 55229 in exponential form is:

55229 = 55229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55246

Prime factors of 55246 are 2, 23, 1201. Prime factorization of 55246 in exponential form is:

55246 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1201¹

Step-3: Factors of 55229

List of positive integer factors of 55229 that divides 55229 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 55246

List of positive integer factors of 55246 that divides 55229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1201, 2402, 27623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55229 and 55246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55229 and 55246 is 1.

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