What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55758 and 55773?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55758 and 55773 is 3.

GCF(55758,55773) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55758 and 55773, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55758 and 55773.

How to find the GCF of 55758 and 55773?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55758 and 55773. After we will calculate the factors of 55758 and 55773 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55758

Prime factors of 55758 are 2, 3, 9293. Prime factorization of 55758 in exponential form is:

55758 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55773

Prime factors of 55773 are 3, 6197. Prime factorization of 55773 in exponential form is:

55773 = 3² × 6197¹

Step-3: Factors of 55758

List of positive integer factors of 55758 that divides 55758 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9293, 18586, 27879

Step-4: Factors of 55773

List of positive integer factors of 55773 that divides 55758 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6197, 18591

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55758 and 55773. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55758 and 55773 is 3.

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