What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55604 and 55609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55604 and 55609 is 1.

GCF(55604,55609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55604 and 55609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55604 and 55609.

How to find the GCF of 55604 and 55609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55604 and 55609. After we will calculate the factors of 55604 and 55609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55604

Prime factors of 55604 are 2, 13901. Prime factorization of 55604 in exponential form is:

55604 = 2² × 13901¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55609

Prime factors of 55609 are 55609. Prime factorization of 55609 in exponential form is:

55609 = 55609¹

Step-3: Factors of 55604

List of positive integer factors of 55604 that divides 55604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13901, 27802

Step-4: Factors of 55609

List of positive integer factors of 55609 that divides 55604 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55604 and 55609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55604 and 55609 is 1.

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