What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1080 and 1085?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1080 and 1085 is 5.

GCF(1080,1085) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1080 and 1085, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1080 and 1085.

How to find the GCF of 1080 and 1085?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1080 and 1085. After we will calculate the factors of 1080 and 1085 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1080

Prime factors of 1080 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 1080 in exponential form is:

1080 = 2³ × 3³ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1085

Prime factors of 1085 are 5, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 1085 in exponential form is:

1085 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 1080

List of positive integer factors of 1080 that divides 1080 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30, 36, 40, 45, 54, 60, 72, 90, 108, 120, 135, 180, 216, 270, 360, 540

Step-4: Factors of 1085

List of positive integer factors of 1085 that divides 1080 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 31, 35, 155, 217

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1080 and 1085. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1080 and 1085 is 5.

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