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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2855 and 2875?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2855 and 2875 is 5.

GCF(2855,2875) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2855 and 2875, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2855 and 2875.

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How to find the GCF of 2855 and 2875?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2855 and 2875. After we will calculate the factors of 2855 and 2875 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2855

Prime factors of 2855 are 5, 571. Prime factorization of 2855 in exponential form is:

2855 = 51 × 5711

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2875

Prime factors of 2875 are 5, 23. Prime factorization of 2875 in exponential form is:

2875 = 53 × 231

Step-3: Factors of 2855

List of positive integer factors of 2855 that divides 2855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 571

Step-4: Factors of 2875

List of positive integer factors of 2875 that divides 2855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 25, 115, 125, 575

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2855 and 2875. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2855 and 2875 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 2855 and 2875