What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55462 and 55473?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55462 and 55473 is 11.

GCF(55462,55473) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55462 and 55473, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55462 and 55473.

How to find the GCF of 55462 and 55473?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55462 and 55473. After we will calculate the factors of 55462 and 55473 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55462

Prime factors of 55462 are 2, 11, 2521. Prime factorization of 55462 in exponential form is:

55462 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55473

Prime factors of 55473 are 3, 11, 41. Prime factorization of 55473 in exponential form is:

55473 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 41²

Step-3: Factors of 55462

List of positive integer factors of 55462 that divides 55462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2521, 5042, 27731

Step-4: Factors of 55473

List of positive integer factors of 55473 that divides 55462 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 41, 123, 451, 1353, 1681, 5043, 18491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55462 and 55473. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55462 and 55473 is 11.

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