What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55237 and 55249?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55237 and 55249 is 1.

GCF(55237,55249) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55237 and 55249, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55237 and 55249.

How to find the GCF of 55237 and 55249?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55237 and 55249. After we will calculate the factors of 55237 and 55249 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55237

Prime factors of 55237 are 7, 13, 607. Prime factorization of 55237 in exponential form is:

55237 = 7¹ × 13¹ × 607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55249

Prime factors of 55249 are 55249. Prime factorization of 55249 in exponential form is:

55249 = 55249¹

Step-3: Factors of 55237

List of positive integer factors of 55237 that divides 55237 without a remainder.

1, 7, 13, 91, 607, 4249, 7891

Step-4: Factors of 55249

List of positive integer factors of 55249 that divides 55237 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55237 and 55249. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55237 and 55249 is 1.

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