What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55916 and 55923?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55916 and 55923 is 7.

GCF(55916,55923) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55916 and 55923, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55916 and 55923.

How to find the GCF of 55916 and 55923?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55916 and 55923. After we will calculate the factors of 55916 and 55923 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55916

Prime factors of 55916 are 2, 7, 1997. Prime factorization of 55916 in exponential form is:

55916 = 2² × 7¹ × 1997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55923

Prime factors of 55923 are 3, 7, 2663. Prime factorization of 55923 in exponential form is:

55923 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2663¹

Step-3: Factors of 55916

List of positive integer factors of 55916 that divides 55916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1997, 3994, 7988, 13979, 27958

Step-4: Factors of 55923

List of positive integer factors of 55923 that divides 55916 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2663, 7989, 18641

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55916 and 55923. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55916 and 55923 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55916 and 55923