What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55479 and 55491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55479 and 55491 is 3.

GCF(55479,55491) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55479 and 55491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55479 and 55491.

How to find the GCF of 55479 and 55491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55479 and 55491. After we will calculate the factors of 55479 and 55491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55479

Prime factors of 55479 are 3, 18493. Prime factorization of 55479 in exponential form is:

55479 = 3¹ × 18493¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55491

Prime factors of 55491 are 3, 53, 349. Prime factorization of 55491 in exponential form is:

55491 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 55479

List of positive integer factors of 55479 that divides 55479 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18493

Step-4: Factors of 55491

List of positive integer factors of 55491 that divides 55479 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 349, 1047, 18497

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55479 and 55491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55479 and 55491 is 3.

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