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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55977 and 55994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55977 and 55994 is 1.

GCF(55977,55994) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55977 and 55994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55977 and 55994.

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How to find the GCF of 55977 and 55994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55977 and 55994. After we will calculate the factors of 55977 and 55994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55977

Prime factors of 55977 are 3, 47, 397. Prime factorization of 55977 in exponential form is:

55977 = 31 × 471 × 3971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55994

Prime factors of 55994 are 2, 27997. Prime factorization of 55994 in exponential form is:

55994 = 21 × 279971

Step-3: Factors of 55977

List of positive integer factors of 55977 that divides 55977 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 397, 1191, 18659

Step-4: Factors of 55994

List of positive integer factors of 55994 that divides 55977 without a remainder.

1, 2, 27997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55977 and 55994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55977 and 55994 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55977 and 55994