What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55482 and 55493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55482 and 55493 is 1.

GCF(55482,55493) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55482 and 55493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55482 and 55493.

How to find the GCF of 55482 and 55493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55482 and 55493. After we will calculate the factors of 55482 and 55493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55482

Prime factors of 55482 are 2, 3, 7, 1321. Prime factorization of 55482 in exponential form is:

55482 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1321¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55493

Prime factors of 55493 are 211, 263. Prime factorization of 55493 in exponential form is:

55493 = 211¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 55482

List of positive integer factors of 55482 that divides 55482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1321, 2642, 3963, 7926, 9247, 18494, 27741

Step-4: Factors of 55493

List of positive integer factors of 55493 that divides 55482 without a remainder.

1, 211, 263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55482 and 55493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55482 and 55493 is 1.

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