What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55647 and 55653?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55647 and 55653 is 3.

GCF(55647,55653) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55647 and 55653, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55647 and 55653.

How to find the GCF of 55647 and 55653?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55647 and 55653. After we will calculate the factors of 55647 and 55653 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55647

Prime factors of 55647 are 3, 229. Prime factorization of 55647 in exponential form is:

55647 = 3⁵ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55653

Prime factors of 55653 are 3, 13, 1427. Prime factorization of 55653 in exponential form is:

55653 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1427¹

Step-3: Factors of 55647

List of positive integer factors of 55647 that divides 55647 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 229, 243, 687, 2061, 6183, 18549

Step-4: Factors of 55653

List of positive integer factors of 55653 that divides 55647 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 1427, 4281, 18551

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55647 and 55653. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55647 and 55653 is 3.

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