What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55356 and 55373?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55356 and 55373 is 1.

GCF(55356,55373) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55356 and 55373, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55356 and 55373.

How to find the GCF of 55356 and 55373?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55356 and 55373. After we will calculate the factors of 55356 and 55373 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55356

Prime factors of 55356 are 2, 3, 7, 659. Prime factorization of 55356 in exponential form is:

55356 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55373

Prime factors of 55373 are 55373. Prime factorization of 55373 in exponential form is:

55373 = 55373¹

Step-3: Factors of 55356

List of positive integer factors of 55356 that divides 55356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 659, 1318, 1977, 2636, 3954, 4613, 7908, 9226, 13839, 18452, 27678

Step-4: Factors of 55373

List of positive integer factors of 55373 that divides 55356 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55356 and 55373. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55356 and 55373 is 1.

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