What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55738 and 55747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55738 and 55747 is 1.

GCF(55738,55747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55738 and 55747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55738 and 55747.

How to find the GCF of 55738 and 55747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55738 and 55747. After we will calculate the factors of 55738 and 55747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55738

Prime factors of 55738 are 2, 29, 31. Prime factorization of 55738 in exponential form is:

55738 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 31²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55747

Prime factors of 55747 are 107, 521. Prime factorization of 55747 in exponential form is:

55747 = 107¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 55738

List of positive integer factors of 55738 that divides 55738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 31, 58, 62, 899, 961, 1798, 1922, 27869

Step-4: Factors of 55747

List of positive integer factors of 55747 that divides 55738 without a remainder.

1, 107, 521

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55738 and 55747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55738 and 55747 is 1.

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