What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55956 and 55969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55956 and 55969 is 1.

GCF(55956,55969) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55956 and 55969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55956 and 55969.

How to find the GCF of 55956 and 55969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55956 and 55969. After we will calculate the factors of 55956 and 55969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55956

Prime factors of 55956 are 2, 3, 4663. Prime factorization of 55956 in exponential form is:

55956 = 2² × 3¹ × 4663¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55969

Prime factors of 55969 are 97, 577. Prime factorization of 55969 in exponential form is:

55969 = 97¹ × 577¹

Step-3: Factors of 55956

List of positive integer factors of 55956 that divides 55956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4663, 9326, 13989, 18652, 27978

Step-4: Factors of 55969

List of positive integer factors of 55969 that divides 55956 without a remainder.

1, 97, 577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55956 and 55969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55956 and 55969 is 1.

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