What is the Greatest Common Factor of 195 and 205?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 195 and 205 is 5.

GCF(195,205) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 195 and 205, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 195 and 205.

How to find the GCF of 195 and 205?

We will first find the prime factorization of 195 and 205. After we will calculate the factors of 195 and 205 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 195

Prime factors of 195 are 3, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 195 in exponential form is:

195 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 205

Prime factors of 205 are 5, 41. Prime factorization of 205 in exponential form is:

205 = 5¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 195

List of positive integer factors of 195 that divides 195 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 39, 65

Step-4: Factors of 205

List of positive integer factors of 205 that divides 195 without a remainder.

1, 5, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 195 and 205. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 195 and 205 is 5.

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