What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55927 and 55942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55927 and 55942 is 1.

GCF(55927,55942) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55927 and 55942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55927 and 55942.

How to find the GCF of 55927 and 55942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55927 and 55942. After we will calculate the factors of 55927 and 55942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55927

Prime factors of 55927 are 55927. Prime factorization of 55927 in exponential form is:

55927 = 55927¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55942

Prime factors of 55942 are 2, 83, 337. Prime factorization of 55942 in exponential form is:

55942 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 55927

List of positive integer factors of 55927 that divides 55927 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 55942

List of positive integer factors of 55942 that divides 55927 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 337, 674, 27971

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55927 and 55942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55927 and 55942 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55927 and 55942