What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5546 and 5559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5546 and 5559 is 1.

GCF(5546,5559) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5546 and 5559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5546 and 5559.

How to find the GCF of 5546 and 5559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5546 and 5559. After we will calculate the factors of 5546 and 5559 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5546

Prime factors of 5546 are 2, 47, 59. Prime factorization of 5546 in exponential form is:

5546 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5559

Prime factors of 5559 are 3, 17, 109. Prime factorization of 5559 in exponential form is:

5559 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 5546

List of positive integer factors of 5546 that divides 5546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 59, 94, 118, 2773

Step-4: Factors of 5559

List of positive integer factors of 5559 that divides 5546 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 109, 327, 1853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5546 and 5559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5546 and 5559 is 1.

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