What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55522 and 55531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55522 and 55531 is 1.

GCF(55522,55531) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55522 and 55531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55522 and 55531.

How to find the GCF of 55522 and 55531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55522 and 55531. After we will calculate the factors of 55522 and 55531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55522

Prime factors of 55522 are 2, 17, 23, 71. Prime factorization of 55522 in exponential form is:

55522 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55531

Prime factors of 55531 are 7, 7933. Prime factorization of 55531 in exponential form is:

55531 = 7¹ × 7933¹

Step-3: Factors of 55522

List of positive integer factors of 55522 that divides 55522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 23, 34, 46, 71, 142, 391, 782, 1207, 1633, 2414, 3266, 27761

Step-4: Factors of 55531

List of positive integer factors of 55531 that divides 55522 without a remainder.

1, 7, 7933

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55522 and 55531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55522 and 55531 is 1.

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