What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55884 and 55897?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55884 and 55897 is 1.

GCF(55884,55897) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55884 and 55897, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55884 and 55897.

How to find the GCF of 55884 and 55897?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55884 and 55897. After we will calculate the factors of 55884 and 55897 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55884

Prime factors of 55884 are 2, 3, 4657. Prime factorization of 55884 in exponential form is:

55884 = 2² × 3¹ × 4657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55897

Prime factors of 55897 are 55897. Prime factorization of 55897 in exponential form is:

55897 = 55897¹

Step-3: Factors of 55884

List of positive integer factors of 55884 that divides 55884 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4657, 9314, 13971, 18628, 27942

Step-4: Factors of 55897

List of positive integer factors of 55897 that divides 55884 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55884 and 55897. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55884 and 55897 is 1.

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