What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1985 and 2005?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1985 and 2005 is 5.

GCF(1985,2005) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1985 and 2005, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1985 and 2005.

How to find the GCF of 1985 and 2005?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1985 and 2005. After we will calculate the factors of 1985 and 2005 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1985

Prime factors of 1985 are 5, 397. Prime factorization of 1985 in exponential form is:

1985 = 5¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2005

Prime factors of 2005 are 5, 401. Prime factorization of 2005 in exponential form is:

2005 = 5¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 1985

List of positive integer factors of 1985 that divides 1985 without a remainder.

1, 5, 397

Step-4: Factors of 2005

List of positive integer factors of 2005 that divides 1985 without a remainder.

1, 5, 401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1985 and 2005. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1985 and 2005 is 5.

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