What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55242 and 55261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55242 and 55261 is 1.

GCF(55242,55261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55242 and 55261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55242 and 55261.

How to find the GCF of 55242 and 55261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55242 and 55261. After we will calculate the factors of 55242 and 55261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55261

Prime factors of 55261 are 73, 757. Prime factorization of 55261 in exponential form is:

55261 = 73¹ × 757¹

Step-3: Factors of 55242

List of positive integer factors of 55242 that divides 55242 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

Step-4: Factors of 55261

List of positive integer factors of 55261 that divides 55242 without a remainder.

1, 73, 757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55242 and 55261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55242 and 55261 is 1.

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