What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12855 and 12875?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 12855 and 12875 is 5.

GCF(12855,12875) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 12855 and 12875, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 12855 and 12875.

How to find the GCF of 12855 and 12875?

We will first find the prime factorization of 12855 and 12875. After we will calculate the factors of 12855 and 12875 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 12855

Prime factors of 12855 are 3, 5, 857. Prime factorization of 12855 in exponential form is:

12855 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 12875

Prime factors of 12875 are 5, 103. Prime factorization of 12875 in exponential form is:

12875 = 5³ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 12855

List of positive integer factors of 12855 that divides 12855 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 857, 2571, 4285

Step-4: Factors of 12875

List of positive integer factors of 12875 that divides 12855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 103, 125, 515, 2575

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 12855 and 12875. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12855 and 12875 is 5.

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