What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5549 and 5566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5549 and 5566 is 1.

GCF(5549,5566) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5549 and 5566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5549 and 5566.

How to find the GCF of 5549 and 5566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5549 and 5566. After we will calculate the factors of 5549 and 5566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5549

Prime factors of 5549 are 31, 179. Prime factorization of 5549 in exponential form is:

5549 = 31¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5566

Prime factors of 5566 are 2, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 5566 in exponential form is:

5566 = 2¹ × 11² × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 5549

List of positive integer factors of 5549 that divides 5549 without a remainder.

1, 31, 179

Step-4: Factors of 5566

List of positive integer factors of 5566 that divides 5549 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 46, 121, 242, 253, 506, 2783

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5549 and 5566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5549 and 5566 is 1.

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