What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55255 and 55262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55255 and 55262 is 1.

GCF(55255,55262) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55255 and 55262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55255 and 55262.

How to find the GCF of 55255 and 55262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55255 and 55262. After we will calculate the factors of 55255 and 55262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55255

Prime factors of 55255 are 5, 43, 257. Prime factorization of 55255 in exponential form is:

55255 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55262

Prime factors of 55262 are 2, 27631. Prime factorization of 55262 in exponential form is:

55262 = 2¹ × 27631¹

Step-3: Factors of 55255

List of positive integer factors of 55255 that divides 55255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 215, 257, 1285, 11051

Step-4: Factors of 55262

List of positive integer factors of 55262 that divides 55255 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55255 and 55262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55255 and 55262 is 1.

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