What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5558 and 5563?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5558 and 5563 is 1.

GCF(5558,5563) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5558 and 5563, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5558 and 5563.

How to find the GCF of 5558 and 5563?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5558 and 5563. After we will calculate the factors of 5558 and 5563 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5558

Prime factors of 5558 are 2, 7, 397. Prime factorization of 5558 in exponential form is:

5558 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5563

Prime factors of 5563 are 5563. Prime factorization of 5563 in exponential form is:

5563 = 5563¹

Step-3: Factors of 5558

List of positive integer factors of 5558 that divides 5558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 397, 794, 2779

Step-4: Factors of 5563

List of positive integer factors of 5563 that divides 5558 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5558 and 5563. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5558 and 5563 is 1.

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