What is the Greatest Common Factor of 15725 and 15745?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 15725 and 15745 is 5.

GCF(15725,15745) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 15725 and 15745, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 15725 and 15745.

How to find the GCF of 15725 and 15745?

We will first find the prime factorization of 15725 and 15745. After we will calculate the factors of 15725 and 15745 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 15725

Prime factors of 15725 are 5, 17, 37. Prime factorization of 15725 in exponential form is:

15725 = 5² × 17¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 15745

Prime factors of 15745 are 5, 47, 67. Prime factorization of 15745 in exponential form is:

15745 = 5¹ × 47¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 15725

List of positive integer factors of 15725 that divides 15725 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 25, 37, 85, 185, 425, 629, 925, 3145

Step-4: Factors of 15745

List of positive integer factors of 15745 that divides 15725 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47, 67, 235, 335, 3149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 15725 and 15745. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 15725 and 15745 is 5.

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