What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5496 and 5503?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5496 and 5503 is 1.

GCF(5496,5503) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5496 and 5503, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5496 and 5503.

How to find the GCF of 5496 and 5503?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5496 and 5503. After we will calculate the factors of 5496 and 5503 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5496

Prime factors of 5496 are 2, 3, 229. Prime factorization of 5496 in exponential form is:

5496 = 2³ × 3¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5503

Prime factors of 5503 are 5503. Prime factorization of 5503 in exponential form is:

5503 = 5503¹

Step-3: Factors of 5496

List of positive integer factors of 5496 that divides 5496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 229, 458, 687, 916, 1374, 1832, 2748

Step-4: Factors of 5503

List of positive integer factors of 5503 that divides 5496 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5496 and 5503. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5496 and 5503 is 1.

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