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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55709 and 55726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55709 and 55726 is 17.

GCF(55709,55726) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55709 and 55726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55709 and 55726.

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How to find the GCF of 55709 and 55726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55709 and 55726. After we will calculate the factors of 55709 and 55726 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55709

Prime factors of 55709 are 17, 29, 113. Prime factorization of 55709 in exponential form is:

55709 = 171 × 291 × 1131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55726

Prime factors of 55726 are 2, 11, 17, 149. Prime factorization of 55726 in exponential form is:

55726 = 21 × 111 × 171 × 1491

Step-3: Factors of 55709

List of positive integer factors of 55709 that divides 55709 without a remainder.

1, 17, 29, 113, 493, 1921, 3277

Step-4: Factors of 55726

List of positive integer factors of 55726 that divides 55709 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 17, 22, 34, 149, 187, 298, 374, 1639, 2533, 3278, 5066, 27863

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55709 and 55726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55709 and 55726 is 17.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55709 and 55726