What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29865 and 29875?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29865 and 29875 is 5.

GCF(29865,29875) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29865 and 29875, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29865 and 29875.

How to find the GCF of 29865 and 29875?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29865 and 29875. After we will calculate the factors of 29865 and 29875 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29865

Prime factors of 29865 are 3, 5, 11, 181. Prime factorization of 29865 in exponential form is:

29865 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29875

Prime factors of 29875 are 5, 239. Prime factorization of 29875 in exponential form is:

29875 = 5³ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 29865

List of positive integer factors of 29865 that divides 29865 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 33, 55, 165, 181, 543, 905, 1991, 2715, 5973, 9955

Step-4: Factors of 29875

List of positive integer factors of 29875 that divides 29865 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 125, 239, 1195, 5975

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29865 and 29875. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29865 and 29875 is 5.

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