What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55672 and 55691?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55672 and 55691 is 1.

GCF(55672,55691) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55672 and 55691, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55672 and 55691.

How to find the GCF of 55672 and 55691?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55672 and 55691. After we will calculate the factors of 55672 and 55691 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 55691

Prime factors of 55691 are 55691. Prime factorization of 55691 in exponential form is:

55691 = 55691¹

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 55691

List of positive integer factors of 55691 that divides 55672 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55672 and 55691. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55672 and 55691 is 1.

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