What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55277 and 55296?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55277 and 55296 is 1.

GCF(55277,55296) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55277 and 55296, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55277 and 55296.

How to find the GCF of 55277 and 55296?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55277 and 55296. After we will calculate the factors of 55277 and 55296 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55277

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

55277 = 167¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55296

Prime factors of 55296 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 55296 in exponential form is:

55296 = 2¹¹ × 3³

Step-3: Factors of 55277

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

1, 167, 331

Step-4: Factors of 55296

List of positive integer factors of 55296 that divides 55277 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 32, 36, 48, 54, 64, 72, 96, 108, 128, 144, 192, 216, 256, 288, 384, 432, 512, 576, 768, 864, 1024, 1152, 1536, 1728, 2048, 2304, 3072, 3456, 4608, 6144, 6912, 9216, 13824, 18432, 27648

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55277 and 55296. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55277 and 55296 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55277 and 55296