What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1100 and 1115?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1100 and 1115 is 5.

GCF(1100,1115) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1100 and 1115, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1100 and 1115.

How to find the GCF of 1100 and 1115?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1100 and 1115. After we will calculate the factors of 1100 and 1115 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1100

Prime factors of 1100 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 1100 in exponential form is:

1100 = 2² × 5² × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1115

Prime factors of 1115 are 5, 223. Prime factorization of 1115 in exponential form is:

1115 = 5¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 1100

List of positive integer factors of 1100 that divides 1100 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 25, 44, 50, 55, 100, 110, 220, 275, 550

Step-4: Factors of 1115

List of positive integer factors of 1115 that divides 1100 without a remainder.

1, 5, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1100 and 1115. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1100 and 1115 is 5.

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