What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55740 and 55751?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55740 and 55751 is 1.

GCF(55740,55751) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55740 and 55751, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55740 and 55751.

How to find the GCF of 55740 and 55751?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55740 and 55751. After we will calculate the factors of 55740 and 55751 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55740

Prime factors of 55740 are 2, 3, 5, 929. Prime factorization of 55740 in exponential form is:

55740 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55751

Prime factors of 55751 are 197, 283. Prime factorization of 55751 in exponential form is:

55751 = 197¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 55740

List of positive integer factors of 55740 that divides 55740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 929, 1858, 2787, 3716, 4645, 5574, 9290, 11148, 13935, 18580, 27870

Step-4: Factors of 55751

List of positive integer factors of 55751 that divides 55740 without a remainder.

1, 197, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55740 and 55751. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55740 and 55751 is 1.

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