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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55344 and 55359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55344 and 55359 is 3.

GCF(55344,55359) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55344 and 55359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55344 and 55359.

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How to find the GCF of 55344 and 55359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55344 and 55359. After we will calculate the factors of 55344 and 55359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55359

Prime factors of 55359 are 3, 6151. Prime factorization of 55359 in exponential form is:

55359 = 32 × 61511

Step-3: Factors of 55344

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55359

List of positive integer factors of 55359 that divides 55344 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6151, 18453

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55344 and 55359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55344 and 55359 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55344 and 55359