What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55972 and 55987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55972 and 55987 is 1.

GCF(55972,55987) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55972 and 55987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55972 and 55987.

How to find the GCF of 55972 and 55987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55972 and 55987. After we will calculate the factors of 55972 and 55987 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55972

Prime factors of 55972 are 2, 7, 1999. Prime factorization of 55972 in exponential form is:

55972 = 2² × 7¹ × 1999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55987

Prime factors of 55987 are 55987. Prime factorization of 55987 in exponential form is:

55987 = 55987¹

Step-3: Factors of 55972

List of positive integer factors of 55972 that divides 55972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1999, 3998, 7996, 13993, 27986

Step-4: Factors of 55987

List of positive integer factors of 55987 that divides 55972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55972 and 55987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55972 and 55987 is 1.

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