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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 215 and 230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 215 and 230 is 5.

GCF(215,230) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 215 and 230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 215 and 230.

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How to find the GCF of 215 and 230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 215 and 230. After we will calculate the factors of 215 and 230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 215

Prime factors of 215 are 5, 43. Prime factorization of 215 in exponential form is:

215 = 51 × 431

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 230

Prime factors of 230 are 2, 5, 23. Prime factorization of 230 in exponential form is:

230 = 21 × 51 × 231

Step-3: Factors of 215

List of positive integer factors of 215 that divides 215 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43

Step-4: Factors of 230

List of positive integer factors of 230 that divides 215 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 23, 46, 115

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 215 and 230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 215 and 230 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 215 and 230