What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55750 and 55765?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55750 and 55765 is 5.

GCF(55750,55765) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55750 and 55765, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55750 and 55765.

How to find the GCF of 55750 and 55765?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55750 and 55765. After we will calculate the factors of 55750 and 55765 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55750

Prime factors of 55750 are 2, 5, 223. Prime factorization of 55750 in exponential form is:

55750 = 2¹ × 5³ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55765

Prime factors of 55765 are 5, 19, 587. Prime factorization of 55765 in exponential form is:

55765 = 5¹ × 19¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 55750

List of positive integer factors of 55750 that divides 55750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 125, 223, 250, 446, 1115, 2230, 5575, 11150, 27875

Step-4: Factors of 55765

List of positive integer factors of 55765 that divides 55750 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19, 95, 587, 2935, 11153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55750 and 55765. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55750 and 55765 is 5.

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