What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55881 and 55887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55881 and 55887 is 3.

GCF(55881,55887) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55881 and 55887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55881 and 55887.

How to find the GCF of 55881 and 55887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55881 and 55887. After we will calculate the factors of 55881 and 55887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55881

Prime factors of 55881 are 3, 7, 887. Prime factorization of 55881 in exponential form is:

55881 = 3² × 7¹ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55887

Prime factors of 55887 are 3, 13, 1433. Prime factorization of 55887 in exponential form is:

55887 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1433¹

Step-3: Factors of 55881

List of positive integer factors of 55881 that divides 55881 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 887, 2661, 6209, 7983, 18627

Step-4: Factors of 55887

List of positive integer factors of 55887 that divides 55881 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 1433, 4299, 18629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55881 and 55887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55881 and 55887 is 3.

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