What is the Greatest Common Factor of 555 and 566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 555 and 566 is 1.

GCF(555,566) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 555 and 566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 555 and 566.

How to find the GCF of 555 and 566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 555 and 566. After we will calculate the factors of 555 and 566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 555

Prime factors of 555 are 3, 5, 37. Prime factorization of 555 in exponential form is:

555 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 566

Prime factors of 566 are 2, 283. Prime factorization of 566 in exponential form is:

566 = 2¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 555

List of positive integer factors of 555 that divides 555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 37, 111, 185

Step-4: Factors of 566

List of positive integer factors of 566 that divides 555 without a remainder.

1, 2, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 555 and 566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 555 and 566 is 1.

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