What is the Greatest Common Factor of 125 and 132?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 125 and 132 is 1.

GCF(125,132) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 125 and 132, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 125 and 132.

How to find the GCF of 125 and 132?

We will first find the prime factorization of 125 and 132. After we will calculate the factors of 125 and 132 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 125

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

125 = 5³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 132

Prime factors of 132 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 132 in exponential form is:

132 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 125

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

1, 5, 25

Step-4: Factors of 132

List of positive integer factors of 132 that divides 125 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 125 and 132. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 125 and 132 is 1.

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