What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55716 and 55733?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55716 and 55733 is 1.

GCF(55716,55733) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55716 and 55733, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55716 and 55733.

How to find the GCF of 55716 and 55733?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55716 and 55733. After we will calculate the factors of 55716 and 55733 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 55733

Prime factors of 55733 are 55733. Prime factorization of 55733 in exponential form is:

55733 = 55733¹

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 55733

List of positive integer factors of 55733 that divides 55716 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55716 and 55733. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55716 and 55733 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55716 and 55733