What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55779 and 55788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55779 and 55788 is 3.

GCF(55779,55788) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55779 and 55788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55779 and 55788.

How to find the GCF of 55779 and 55788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55779 and 55788. After we will calculate the factors of 55779 and 55788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55779

Prime factors of 55779 are 3, 18593. Prime factorization of 55779 in exponential form is:

55779 = 3¹ × 18593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55788

Prime factors of 55788 are 2, 3, 4649. Prime factorization of 55788 in exponential form is:

55788 = 2² × 3¹ × 4649¹

Step-3: Factors of 55779

List of positive integer factors of 55779 that divides 55779 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18593

Step-4: Factors of 55788

List of positive integer factors of 55788 that divides 55779 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4649, 9298, 13947, 18596, 27894

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55779 and 55788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55779 and 55788 is 3.

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