What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55304 and 55321?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55304 and 55321 is 1.

GCF(55304,55321) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55304 and 55321, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55304 and 55321.

How to find the GCF of 55304 and 55321?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55304 and 55321. After we will calculate the factors of 55304 and 55321 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55321

Prime factors of 55321 are 7, 1129. Prime factorization of 55321 in exponential form is:

55321 = 7² × 1129¹

Step-3: Factors of 55304

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55321

List of positive integer factors of 55321 that divides 55304 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 1129, 7903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55304 and 55321. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55304 and 55321 is 1.

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