What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55297 and 55304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55297 and 55304 is 1.

GCF(55297,55304) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55297 and 55304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55297 and 55304.

How to find the GCF of 55297 and 55304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55297 and 55304. After we will calculate the factors of 55297 and 55304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55297

Prime factors of 55297 are 11, 457. Prime factorization of 55297 in exponential form is:

55297 = 11² × 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55304

Prime factors of 55304 are 2, 31, 223. Prime factorization of 55304 in exponential form is:

55304 = 2³ × 31¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 55297

List of positive integer factors of 55297 that divides 55297 without a remainder.

1, 11, 121, 457, 5027

Step-4: Factors of 55304

List of positive integer factors of 55304 that divides 55297 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 124, 223, 248, 446, 892, 1784, 6913, 13826, 27652

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55297 and 55304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55297 and 55304 is 1.

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