What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55672 and 55681?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55672 and 55681 is 1.

GCF(55672,55681) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55672 and 55681, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55672 and 55681.

How to find the GCF of 55672 and 55681?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55672 and 55681. After we will calculate the factors of 55672 and 55681 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55672

Prime factors of 55672 are 2, 6959. Prime factorization of 55672 in exponential form is:

55672 = 2³ × 6959¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55681

Prime factors of 55681 are 55681. Prime factorization of 55681 in exponential form is:

55681 = 55681¹

Step-3: Factors of 55672

List of positive integer factors of 55672 that divides 55672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6959, 13918, 27836

Step-4: Factors of 55681

List of positive integer factors of 55681 that divides 55672 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55672 and 55681. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55672 and 55681 is 1.

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