What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1155 and 1160?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1155 and 1160 is 5.

GCF(1155,1160) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1155 and 1160, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1155 and 1160.

How to find the GCF of 1155 and 1160?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1155 and 1160. After we will calculate the factors of 1155 and 1160 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1155

Prime factors of 1155 are 3, 5, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 1155 in exponential form is:

1155 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1160

Prime factors of 1160 are 2, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 1160 in exponential form is:

1160 = 2³ × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 1155

List of positive integer factors of 1155 that divides 1155 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 21, 33, 35, 55, 77, 105, 165, 231, 385

Step-4: Factors of 1160

List of positive integer factors of 1160 that divides 1155 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 29, 40, 58, 116, 145, 232, 290, 580

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1155 and 1160. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1155 and 1160 is 5.

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