What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55430 and 55435?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55430 and 55435 is 5.

GCF(55430,55435) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55430 and 55435, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55430 and 55435.

How to find the GCF of 55430 and 55435?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55430 and 55435. After we will calculate the factors of 55430 and 55435 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55430

Prime factors of 55430 are 2, 5, 23, 241. Prime factorization of 55430 in exponential form is:

55430 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55435

Prime factors of 55435 are 5, 11087. Prime factorization of 55435 in exponential form is:

55435 = 5¹ × 11087¹

Step-3: Factors of 55430

List of positive integer factors of 55430 that divides 55430 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 23, 46, 115, 230, 241, 482, 1205, 2410, 5543, 11086, 27715

Step-4: Factors of 55435

List of positive integer factors of 55435 that divides 55430 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55430 and 55435. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55430 and 55435 is 5.

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