What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55668 and 55687?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55668 and 55687 is 1.

GCF(55668,55687) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55668 and 55687, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55668 and 55687.

How to find the GCF of 55668 and 55687?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55668 and 55687. After we will calculate the factors of 55668 and 55687 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 55687

Prime factors of 55687 are 233, 239. Prime factorization of 55687 in exponential form is:

55687 = 233¹ × 239¹

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 55687

List of positive integer factors of 55687 that divides 55668 without a remainder.

1, 233, 239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55668 and 55687. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55668 and 55687 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55668 and 55687