What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55346 and 55357?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55346 and 55357 is 1.

GCF(55346,55357) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55346 and 55357, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55346 and 55357.

How to find the GCF of 55346 and 55357?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55346 and 55357. After we will calculate the factors of 55346 and 55357 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55346

Prime factors of 55346 are 2, 27673. Prime factorization of 55346 in exponential form is:

55346 = 2¹ × 27673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55357

Prime factors of 55357 are 197, 281. Prime factorization of 55357 in exponential form is:

55357 = 197¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 55346

List of positive integer factors of 55346 that divides 55346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27673

Step-4: Factors of 55357

List of positive integer factors of 55357 that divides 55346 without a remainder.

1, 197, 281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55346 and 55357. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55346 and 55357 is 1.

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