What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55257 and 55272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55257 and 55272 is 3.

GCF(55257,55272) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55257 and 55272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55257 and 55272.

How to find the GCF of 55257 and 55272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55257 and 55272. After we will calculate the factors of 55257 and 55272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55257

Prime factors of 55257 are 3, 113, 163. Prime factorization of 55257 in exponential form is:

55257 = 3¹ × 113¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55272

Prime factors of 55272 are 2, 3, 7, 47. Prime factorization of 55272 in exponential form is:

55272 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7² × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 55257

List of positive integer factors of 55257 that divides 55257 without a remainder.

1, 3, 113, 163, 339, 489, 18419

Step-4: Factors of 55272

List of positive integer factors of 55272 that divides 55257 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 47, 49, 56, 84, 94, 98, 141, 147, 168, 188, 196, 282, 294, 329, 376, 392, 564, 588, 658, 987, 1128, 1176, 1316, 1974, 2303, 2632, 3948, 4606, 6909, 7896, 9212, 13818, 18424, 27636

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55257 and 55272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55257 and 55272 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55257 and 55272