What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55888 and 55901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55888 and 55901 is 1.

GCF(55888,55901) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55888 and 55901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55888 and 55901.

How to find the GCF of 55888 and 55901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55888 and 55901. After we will calculate the factors of 55888 and 55901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55888

Prime factors of 55888 are 2, 7, 499. Prime factorization of 55888 in exponential form is:

55888 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55901

Prime factors of 55901 are 55901. Prime factorization of 55901 in exponential form is:

55901 = 55901¹

Step-3: Factors of 55888

List of positive integer factors of 55888 that divides 55888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112, 499, 998, 1996, 3493, 3992, 6986, 7984, 13972, 27944

Step-4: Factors of 55901

List of positive integer factors of 55901 that divides 55888 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55888 and 55901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55888 and 55901 is 1.

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