What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55827 and 55838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55827 and 55838 is 1.

GCF(55827,55838) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55827 and 55838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55827 and 55838.

How to find the GCF of 55827 and 55838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55827 and 55838. After we will calculate the factors of 55827 and 55838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55827

Prime factors of 55827 are 3, 6203. Prime factorization of 55827 in exponential form is:

55827 = 3² × 6203¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55838

Prime factors of 55838 are 2, 27919. Prime factorization of 55838 in exponential form is:

55838 = 2¹ × 27919¹

Step-3: Factors of 55827

List of positive integer factors of 55827 that divides 55827 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 6203, 18609

Step-4: Factors of 55838

List of positive integer factors of 55838 that divides 55827 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55827 and 55838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55827 and 55838 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55827 and 55838