What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2305 and 2320?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2305 and 2320 is 5.

GCF(2305,2320) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2305 and 2320, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2305 and 2320.

How to find the GCF of 2305 and 2320?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2305 and 2320. After we will calculate the factors of 2305 and 2320 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2305

Prime factors of 2305 are 5, 461. Prime factorization of 2305 in exponential form is:

2305 = 5¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2320

Prime factors of 2320 are 2, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 2320 in exponential form is:

2320 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 2305

List of positive integer factors of 2305 that divides 2305 without a remainder.

1, 5, 461

Step-4: Factors of 2320

List of positive integer factors of 2320 that divides 2305 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 29, 40, 58, 80, 116, 145, 232, 290, 464, 580, 1160

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2305 and 2320. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2305 and 2320 is 5.

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