What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1195 and 1205?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1195 and 1205 is 5.

GCF(1195,1205) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1195 and 1205, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1195 and 1205.

How to find the GCF of 1195 and 1205?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1195 and 1205. After we will calculate the factors of 1195 and 1205 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1195

Prime factors of 1195 are 5, 239. Prime factorization of 1195 in exponential form is:

1195 = 5¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1205

Prime factors of 1205 are 5, 241. Prime factorization of 1205 in exponential form is:

1205 = 5¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 1195

List of positive integer factors of 1195 that divides 1195 without a remainder.

1, 5, 239

Step-4: Factors of 1205

List of positive integer factors of 1205 that divides 1195 without a remainder.

1, 5, 241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1195 and 1205. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1195 and 1205 is 5.

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