What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55812 and 55821?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55812 and 55821 is 3.

GCF(55812,55821) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55812 and 55821, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55812 and 55821.

How to find the GCF of 55812 and 55821?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55812 and 55821. After we will calculate the factors of 55812 and 55821 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55812

Prime factors of 55812 are 2, 3, 4651. Prime factorization of 55812 in exponential form is:

55812 = 2² × 3¹ × 4651¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55821

Prime factors of 55821 are 3, 23, 809. Prime factorization of 55821 in exponential form is:

55821 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 55812

List of positive integer factors of 55812 that divides 55812 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4651, 9302, 13953, 18604, 27906

Step-4: Factors of 55821

List of positive integer factors of 55821 that divides 55812 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 809, 2427, 18607

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55812 and 55821. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55812 and 55821 is 3.

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