What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2850 and 2865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2850 and 2865 is 15.

GCF(2850,2865) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2850 and 2865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2850 and 2865.

How to find the GCF of 2850 and 2865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2850 and 2865. After we will calculate the factors of 2850 and 2865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2850

Prime factors of 2850 are 2, 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 2850 in exponential form is:

2850 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2865

Prime factors of 2865 are 3, 5, 191. Prime factorization of 2865 in exponential form is:

2865 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 2850

List of positive integer factors of 2850 that divides 2850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 19, 25, 30, 38, 50, 57, 75, 95, 114, 150, 190, 285, 475, 570, 950, 1425

Step-4: Factors of 2865

List of positive integer factors of 2865 that divides 2850 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 191, 573, 955

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2850 and 2865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2850 and 2865 is 15.

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