What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55530 and 55535?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55530 and 55535 is 5.

GCF(55530,55535) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55530 and 55535, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55530 and 55535.

How to find the GCF of 55530 and 55535?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55530 and 55535. After we will calculate the factors of 55530 and 55535 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55530

Prime factors of 55530 are 2, 3, 5, 617. Prime factorization of 55530 in exponential form is:

55530 = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55535

Prime factors of 55535 are 5, 29, 383. Prime factorization of 55535 in exponential form is:

55535 = 5¹ × 29¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 55530

List of positive integer factors of 55530 that divides 55530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90, 617, 1234, 1851, 3085, 3702, 5553, 6170, 9255, 11106, 18510, 27765

Step-4: Factors of 55535

List of positive integer factors of 55535 that divides 55530 without a remainder.

1, 5, 29, 145, 383, 1915, 11107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55530 and 55535. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55530 and 55535 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55530 and 55535