What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2885 and 2905?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2885 and 2905 is 5.

GCF(2885,2905) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2885 and 2905, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2885 and 2905.

How to find the GCF of 2885 and 2905?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2885 and 2905. After we will calculate the factors of 2885 and 2905 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2885

Prime factors of 2885 are 5, 577. Prime factorization of 2885 in exponential form is:

2885 = 5¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2905

Prime factors of 2905 are 5, 7, 83. Prime factorization of 2905 in exponential form is:

2905 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 2885

List of positive integer factors of 2885 that divides 2885 without a remainder.

1, 5, 577

Step-4: Factors of 2905

List of positive integer factors of 2905 that divides 2885 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 83, 415, 581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2885 and 2905. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2885 and 2905 is 5.

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