What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55491 and 55509?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55491 and 55509 is 3.

GCF(55491,55509) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55491 and 55509, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55491 and 55509.

How to find the GCF of 55491 and 55509?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55491 and 55509. After we will calculate the factors of 55491 and 55509 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55509

Prime factors of 55509 are 3, 18503. Prime factorization of 55509 in exponential form is:

55509 = 3¹ × 18503¹

Step-3: Factors of 55491

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55509

List of positive integer factors of 55509 that divides 55491 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18503

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55491 and 55509. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55491 and 55509 is 3.

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