What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55258 and 55277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55258 and 55277 is 1.

GCF(55258,55277) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55258 and 55277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55258 and 55277.

How to find the GCF of 55258 and 55277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55258 and 55277. After we will calculate the factors of 55258 and 55277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55258

Prime factors of 55258 are 2, 7, 3947. Prime factorization of 55258 in exponential form is:

55258 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3947¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55277

Prime factors of 55277 are 167, 331. Prime factorization of 55277 in exponential form is:

55277 = 167¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 55258

List of positive integer factors of 55258 that divides 55258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3947, 7894, 27629

Step-4: Factors of 55277

List of positive integer factors of 55277 that divides 55258 without a remainder.

1, 167, 331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55258 and 55277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55258 and 55277 is 1.

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