What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55601 and 55615?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55601 and 55615 is 7.

GCF(55601,55615) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55601 and 55615, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55601 and 55615.

How to find the GCF of 55601 and 55615?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55601 and 55615. After we will calculate the factors of 55601 and 55615 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55601

Prime factors of 55601 are 7, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 55601 in exponential form is:

55601 = 7¹ × 13² × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55615

Prime factors of 55615 are 5, 7, 227. Prime factorization of 55615 in exponential form is:

55615 = 5¹ × 7² × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 55601

List of positive integer factors of 55601 that divides 55601 without a remainder.

1, 7, 13, 47, 91, 169, 329, 611, 1183, 4277, 7943

Step-4: Factors of 55615

List of positive integer factors of 55615 that divides 55601 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 49, 227, 245, 1135, 1589, 7945, 11123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55601 and 55615. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55601 and 55615 is 7.

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