What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55948 and 55957?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55948 and 55957 is 1.

GCF(55948,55957) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55948 and 55957, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55948 and 55957.

How to find the GCF of 55948 and 55957?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55948 and 55957. After we will calculate the factors of 55948 and 55957 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55948

Prime factors of 55948 are 2, 71, 197. Prime factorization of 55948 in exponential form is:

55948 = 2² × 71¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55957

Prime factors of 55957 are 11, 5087. Prime factorization of 55957 in exponential form is:

55957 = 11¹ × 5087¹

Step-3: Factors of 55948

List of positive integer factors of 55948 that divides 55948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 142, 197, 284, 394, 788, 13987, 27974

Step-4: Factors of 55957

List of positive integer factors of 55957 that divides 55948 without a remainder.

1, 11, 5087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55948 and 55957. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55948 and 55957 is 1.

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