What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55990 and 56003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55990 and 56003 is 1.

GCF(55990,56003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55990 and 56003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55990 and 56003.

How to find the GCF of 55990 and 56003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55990 and 56003. After we will calculate the factors of 55990 and 56003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55990

Prime factors of 55990 are 2, 5, 11, 509. Prime factorization of 55990 in exponential form is:

55990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 509¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56003

Prime factors of 56003 are 56003. Prime factorization of 56003 in exponential form is:

56003 = 56003¹

Step-3: Factors of 55990

List of positive integer factors of 55990 that divides 55990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 55, 110, 509, 1018, 2545, 5090, 5599, 11198, 27995

Step-4: Factors of 56003

List of positive integer factors of 56003 that divides 55990 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55990 and 56003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55990 and 56003 is 1.

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