What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55868 and 55883?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55868 and 55883 is 1.

GCF(55868,55883) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55868 and 55883, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55868 and 55883.

How to find the GCF of 55868 and 55883?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55868 and 55883. After we will calculate the factors of 55868 and 55883 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55868

Prime factors of 55868 are 2, 13967. Prime factorization of 55868 in exponential form is:

55868 = 2² × 13967¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55883

Prime factors of 55883 are 29, 41, 47. Prime factorization of 55883 in exponential form is:

55883 = 29¹ × 41¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 55868

List of positive integer factors of 55868 that divides 55868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13967, 27934

Step-4: Factors of 55883

List of positive integer factors of 55883 that divides 55868 without a remainder.

1, 29, 41, 47, 1189, 1363, 1927

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55868 and 55883. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55868 and 55883 is 1.

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