What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55436 and 55443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55436 and 55443 is 1.

GCF(55436,55443) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55436 and 55443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55436 and 55443.

How to find the GCF of 55436 and 55443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55436 and 55443. After we will calculate the factors of 55436 and 55443 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55436

Prime factors of 55436 are 2, 13859. Prime factorization of 55436 in exponential form is:

55436 = 2² × 13859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55443

Prime factors of 55443 are 3, 18481. Prime factorization of 55443 in exponential form is:

55443 = 3¹ × 18481¹

Step-3: Factors of 55436

List of positive integer factors of 55436 that divides 55436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13859, 27718

Step-4: Factors of 55443

List of positive integer factors of 55443 that divides 55436 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55436 and 55443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55436 and 55443 is 1.

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