What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12735 and 12755?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12735 and 12755 is 5.

GCF(12735,12755) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12735 and 12755, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12735 and 12755.

How to find the GCF of 12735 and 12755?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12735 and 12755. After we will calculate the factors of 12735 and 12755 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12735

Prime factors of 12735 are 3, 5, 283. Prime factorization of 12735 in exponential form is:

12735 = 3² × 5¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12755

Prime factors of 12755 are 5, 2551. Prime factorization of 12755 in exponential form is:

12755 = 5¹ × 2551¹

Step-3: Factors of 12735

List of positive integer factors of 12735 that divides 12735 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 283, 849, 1415, 2547, 4245

Step-4: Factors of 12755

List of positive integer factors of 12755 that divides 12735 without a remainder.

1, 5, 2551

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12735 and 12755. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12735 and 12755 is 5.

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