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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55236 and 55243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55236 and 55243 is 1.

GCF(55236,55243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55236 and 55243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55236 and 55243.

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How to find the GCF of 55236 and 55243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55236 and 55243. After we will calculate the factors of 55236 and 55243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55236

Prime factors of 55236 are 2, 3, 4603. Prime factorization of 55236 in exponential form is:

55236 = 22 × 31 × 46031

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 55236

List of positive integer factors of 55236 that divides 55236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4603, 9206, 13809, 18412, 27618

Step-4: Factors of 55243

List of positive integer factors of 55243 that divides 55236 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55236 and 55243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55236 and 55243 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55236 and 55243