What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55794 and 55811?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55794 and 55811 is 17.

GCF(55794,55811) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55794 and 55811, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55794 and 55811.

How to find the GCF of 55794 and 55811?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55794 and 55811. After we will calculate the factors of 55794 and 55811 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55794

Prime factors of 55794 are 2, 3, 17, 547. Prime factorization of 55794 in exponential form is:

55794 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55811

Prime factors of 55811 are 7, 17, 67. Prime factorization of 55811 in exponential form is:

55811 = 7² × 17¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 55794

List of positive integer factors of 55794 that divides 55794 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 547, 1094, 1641, 3282, 9299, 18598, 27897

Step-4: Factors of 55811

List of positive integer factors of 55811 that divides 55794 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 49, 67, 119, 469, 833, 1139, 3283, 7973

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55794 and 55811. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55794 and 55811 is 17.

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