What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2550 and 2555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2550 and 2555 is 5.

GCF(2550,2555) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2550 and 2555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2550 and 2555.

How to find the GCF of 2550 and 2555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2550 and 2555. After we will calculate the factors of 2550 and 2555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2550

Prime factors of 2550 are 2, 3, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 2550 in exponential form is:

2550 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2555

Prime factors of 2555 are 5, 7, 73. Prime factorization of 2555 in exponential form is:

2555 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 2550

List of positive integer factors of 2550 that divides 2550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 17, 25, 30, 34, 50, 51, 75, 85, 102, 150, 170, 255, 425, 510, 850, 1275

Step-4: Factors of 2555

List of positive integer factors of 2555 that divides 2550 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 73, 365, 511

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2550 and 2555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2550 and 2555 is 5.

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