What is the Greatest Common Factor of 118 and 125?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 118 and 125 is 1.

GCF(118,125) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 118 and 125, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 118 and 125.

How to find the GCF of 118 and 125?

We will first find the prime factorization of 118 and 125. After we will calculate the factors of 118 and 125 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 118

Prime factors of 118 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 118 in exponential form is:

118 = 2¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 125

Prime factors of 125 are 5. Prime factorization of 125 in exponential form is:

125 = 5³

Step-3: Factors of 118

List of positive integer factors of 118 that divides 118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59

Step-4: Factors of 125

List of positive integer factors of 125 that divides 118 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 118 and 125. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 118 and 125 is 1.

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