What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55916 and 55925?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55916 and 55925 is 1.

GCF(55916,55925) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55916 and 55925, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55916 and 55925.

How to find the GCF of 55916 and 55925?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55916 and 55925. After we will calculate the factors of 55916 and 55925 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 55925

Prime factors of 55925 are 5, 2237. Prime factorization of 55925 in exponential form is:

55925 = 5² × 2237¹

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 55925

List of positive integer factors of 55925 that divides 55916 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 2237, 11185

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55916 and 55925. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55916 and 55925 is 1.

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