What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61550 and 61555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61550 and 61555 is 5.

GCF(61550,61555) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61550 and 61555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61550 and 61555.

How to find the GCF of 61550 and 61555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61550 and 61555. After we will calculate the factors of 61550 and 61555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61550

Prime factors of 61550 are 2, 5, 1231. Prime factorization of 61550 in exponential form is:

61550 = 2¹ × 5² × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61555

Prime factors of 61555 are 5, 13, 947. Prime factorization of 61555 in exponential form is:

61555 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 947¹

Step-3: Factors of 61550

List of positive integer factors of 61550 that divides 61550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 1231, 2462, 6155, 12310, 30775

Step-4: Factors of 61555

List of positive integer factors of 61555 that divides 61550 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 947, 4735, 12311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61550 and 61555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61550 and 61555 is 5.

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