What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12305 and 12325?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12305 and 12325 is 5.

GCF(12305,12325) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12305 and 12325, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12305 and 12325.

How to find the GCF of 12305 and 12325?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12305 and 12325. After we will calculate the factors of 12305 and 12325 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12305

Prime factors of 12305 are 5, 23, 107. Prime factorization of 12305 in exponential form is:

12305 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12325

Prime factors of 12325 are 5, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 12325 in exponential form is:

12325 = 5² × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 12305

List of positive integer factors of 12305 that divides 12305 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 107, 115, 535, 2461

Step-4: Factors of 12325

List of positive integer factors of 12325 that divides 12305 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 25, 29, 85, 145, 425, 493, 725, 2465

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12305 and 12325. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12305 and 12325 is 5.

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