What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55785 and 55791?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55785 and 55791 is 3.

GCF(55785,55791) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55785 and 55791, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55785 and 55791.

How to find the GCF of 55785 and 55791?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55785 and 55791. After we will calculate the factors of 55785 and 55791 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55785

Prime factors of 55785 are 3, 5, 3719. Prime factorization of 55785 in exponential form is:

55785 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55791

Prime factors of 55791 are 3, 6199. Prime factorization of 55791 in exponential form is:

55791 = 3² × 6199¹

Step-3: Factors of 55785

List of positive integer factors of 55785 that divides 55785 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3719, 11157, 18595

Step-4: Factors of 55791

List of positive integer factors of 55791 that divides 55785 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6199, 18597

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55785 and 55791. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55785 and 55791 is 3.

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