What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55873 and 55877?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55873 and 55877 is 1.

GCF(55873,55877) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55873 and 55877, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55873 and 55877.

How to find the GCF of 55873 and 55877?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55873 and 55877. After we will calculate the factors of 55873 and 55877 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55873

Prime factors of 55873 are 59, 947. Prime factorization of 55873 in exponential form is:

55873 = 59¹ × 947¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55877

Prime factors of 55877 are 71, 787. Prime factorization of 55877 in exponential form is:

55877 = 71¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 55873

List of positive integer factors of 55873 that divides 55873 without a remainder.

1, 59, 947

Step-4: Factors of 55877

List of positive integer factors of 55877 that divides 55873 without a remainder.

1, 71, 787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55873 and 55877. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55873 and 55877 is 1.

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