What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55856 and 55871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55856 and 55871 is 1.

GCF(55856,55871) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55856 and 55871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55856 and 55871.

How to find the GCF of 55856 and 55871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55856 and 55871. After we will calculate the factors of 55856 and 55871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55856

Prime factors of 55856 are 2, 3491. Prime factorization of 55856 in exponential form is:

55856 = 2⁴ × 3491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55871

Prime factors of 55871 are 55871. Prime factorization of 55871 in exponential form is:

55871 = 55871¹

Step-3: Factors of 55856

List of positive integer factors of 55856 that divides 55856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 3491, 6982, 13964, 27928

Step-4: Factors of 55871

List of positive integer factors of 55871 that divides 55856 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55856 and 55871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55856 and 55871 is 1.

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