What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55995 and 56013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55995 and 56013 is 3.

GCF(55995,56013) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55995 and 56013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55995 and 56013.

How to find the GCF of 55995 and 56013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55995 and 56013. After we will calculate the factors of 55995 and 56013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55995

Prime factors of 55995 are 3, 5, 3733. Prime factorization of 55995 in exponential form is:

55995 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3733¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 56013

Prime factors of 56013 are 3, 18671. Prime factorization of 56013 in exponential form is:

56013 = 3¹ × 18671¹

Step-3: Factors of 55995

List of positive integer factors of 55995 that divides 55995 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3733, 11199, 18665

Step-4: Factors of 56013

List of positive integer factors of 56013 that divides 55995 without a remainder.

1, 3, 18671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55995 and 56013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55995 and 56013 is 3.

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