What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55442 and 55455?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55442 and 55455 is 1.

GCF(55442,55455) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55442 and 55455, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55442 and 55455.

How to find the GCF of 55442 and 55455?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55442 and 55455. After we will calculate the factors of 55442 and 55455 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55442

Prime factors of 55442 are 2, 19, 1459. Prime factorization of 55442 in exponential form is:

55442 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1459¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55455

Prime factors of 55455 are 3, 5, 3697. Prime factorization of 55455 in exponential form is:

55455 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3697¹

Step-3: Factors of 55442

List of positive integer factors of 55442 that divides 55442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1459, 2918, 27721

Step-4: Factors of 55455

List of positive integer factors of 55455 that divides 55442 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3697, 11091, 18485

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55442 and 55455. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55442 and 55455 is 1.

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