What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55416 and 55431?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55416 and 55431 is 3.

GCF(55416,55431) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55416 and 55431, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55416 and 55431.

How to find the GCF of 55416 and 55431?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55416 and 55431. After we will calculate the factors of 55416 and 55431 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55416

Prime factors of 55416 are 2, 3, 2309. Prime factorization of 55416 in exponential form is:

55416 = 2³ × 3¹ × 2309¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55431

Prime factors of 55431 are 3, 2053. Prime factorization of 55431 in exponential form is:

55431 = 3³ × 2053¹

Step-3: Factors of 55416

List of positive integer factors of 55416 that divides 55416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 2309, 4618, 6927, 9236, 13854, 18472, 27708

Step-4: Factors of 55431

List of positive integer factors of 55431 that divides 55416 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 2053, 6159, 18477

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55416 and 55431. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55416 and 55431 is 3.

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