What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55716 and 55723?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55716 and 55723 is 1.

GCF(55716,55723) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55716 and 55723, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55716 and 55723.

How to find the GCF of 55716 and 55723?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55716 and 55723. After we will calculate the factors of 55716 and 55723 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55716

Prime factors of 55716 are 2, 3, 4643. Prime factorization of 55716 in exponential form is:

55716 = 2² × 3¹ × 4643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55723

Prime factors of 55723 are 103, 541. Prime factorization of 55723 in exponential form is:

55723 = 103¹ × 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 55716

List of positive integer factors of 55716 that divides 55716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4643, 9286, 13929, 18572, 27858

Step-4: Factors of 55723

List of positive integer factors of 55723 that divides 55716 without a remainder.

1, 103, 541

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55716 and 55723. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55716 and 55723 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55716 and 55723