What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55331 and 55344?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55331 and 55344 is 1.

GCF(55331,55344) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55331 and 55344, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55331 and 55344.

How to find the GCF of 55331 and 55344?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55331 and 55344. After we will calculate the factors of 55331 and 55344 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55331

Prime factors of 55331 are 55331. Prime factorization of 55331 in exponential form is:

55331 = 55331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55344

Prime factors of 55344 are 2, 3, 1153. Prime factorization of 55344 in exponential form is:

55344 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1153¹

Step-3: Factors of 55331

List of positive integer factors of 55331 that divides 55331 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 55344

List of positive integer factors of 55344 that divides 55331 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1153, 2306, 3459, 4612, 6918, 9224, 13836, 18448, 27672

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55331 and 55344. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55331 and 55344 is 1.

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