What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55668 and 55673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55668 and 55673 is 1.

GCF(55668,55673) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55668 and 55673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55668 and 55673.

How to find the GCF of 55668 and 55673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55668 and 55673. After we will calculate the factors of 55668 and 55673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55668

Prime factors of 55668 are 2, 3, 4639. Prime factorization of 55668 in exponential form is:

55668 = 2² × 3¹ × 4639¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55673

Prime factors of 55673 are 55673. Prime factorization of 55673 in exponential form is:

55673 = 55673¹

Step-3: Factors of 55668

List of positive integer factors of 55668 that divides 55668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4639, 9278, 13917, 18556, 27834

Step-4: Factors of 55673

List of positive integer factors of 55673 that divides 55668 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55668 and 55673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55668 and 55673 is 1.

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