What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55442 and 55457?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55442 and 55457 is 1.

GCF(55442,55457) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55442 and 55457, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55442 and 55457.

How to find the GCF of 55442 and 55457?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55442 and 55457. After we will calculate the factors of 55442 and 55457 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 55457

Prime factors of 55457 are 55457. Prime factorization of 55457 in exponential form is:

55457 = 55457¹

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 55457

List of positive integer factors of 55457 that divides 55442 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55442 and 55457. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55442 and 55457 is 1.

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