What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55811 and 55828?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55811 and 55828 is 17.

GCF(55811,55828) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55811 and 55828, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55811 and 55828.

How to find the GCF of 55811 and 55828?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55811 and 55828. After we will calculate the factors of 55811 and 55828 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 55828

Prime factors of 55828 are 2, 17, 821. Prime factorization of 55828 in exponential form is:

55828 = 2² × 17¹ × 821¹

Step-3: Factors of 55811

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 55828

List of positive integer factors of 55828 that divides 55811 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 821, 1642, 3284, 13957, 27914

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55811 and 55828. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55811 and 55828 is 17.

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