What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13855 and 13865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13855 and 13865 is 5.

GCF(13855,13865) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13855 and 13865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13855 and 13865.

How to find the GCF of 13855 and 13865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13855 and 13865. After we will calculate the factors of 13855 and 13865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13855

Prime factors of 13855 are 5, 17, 163. Prime factorization of 13855 in exponential form is:

13855 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13865

Prime factors of 13865 are 5, 47, 59. Prime factorization of 13865 in exponential form is:

13865 = 5¹ × 47¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 13855

List of positive integer factors of 13855 that divides 13855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 85, 163, 815, 2771

Step-4: Factors of 13865

List of positive integer factors of 13865 that divides 13855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47, 59, 235, 295, 2773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13855 and 13865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13855 and 13865 is 5.

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