What is the Greatest Common Factor of 130 and 150?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 130 and 150 is 10.

GCF(130,150) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 130 and 150, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 130 and 150.

How to find the GCF of 130 and 150?

We will first find the prime factorization of 130 and 150. After we will calculate the factors of 130 and 150 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 130

Prime factors of 130 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 130 in exponential form is:

130 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 150

Prime factors of 150 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 150 in exponential form is:

150 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5²

Step-3: Factors of 130

List of positive integer factors of 130 that divides 130 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 65

Step-4: Factors of 150

List of positive integer factors of 150 that divides 130 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 130 and 150. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 130 and 150 is 10.

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