What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55270 and 55279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55270 and 55279 is 1.

GCF(55270,55279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55270 and 55279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55270 and 55279.

How to find the GCF of 55270 and 55279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55270 and 55279. After we will calculate the factors of 55270 and 55279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55270

Prime factors of 55270 are 2, 5, 5527. Prime factorization of 55270 in exponential form is:

55270 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5527¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55279

Prime factors of 55279 are 7, 53, 149. Prime factorization of 55279 in exponential form is:

55279 = 7¹ × 53¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 55270

List of positive integer factors of 55270 that divides 55270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 5527, 11054, 27635

Step-4: Factors of 55279

List of positive integer factors of 55279 that divides 55270 without a remainder.

1, 7, 53, 149, 371, 1043, 7897

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55270 and 55279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55270 and 55279 is 1.

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