What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3115 and 3120?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3115 and 3120 is 5.

GCF(3115,3120) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3115 and 3120, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3115 and 3120.

How to find the GCF of 3115 and 3120?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3115 and 3120. After we will calculate the factors of 3115 and 3120 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3115

Prime factors of 3115 are 5, 7, 89. Prime factorization of 3115 in exponential form is:

3115 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3120

Prime factors of 3120 are 2, 3, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 3120 in exponential form is:

3120 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 3115

List of positive integer factors of 3115 that divides 3115 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 89, 445, 623

Step-4: Factors of 3120

List of positive integer factors of 3120 that divides 3115 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 24, 26, 30, 39, 40, 48, 52, 60, 65, 78, 80, 104, 120, 130, 156, 195, 208, 240, 260, 312, 390, 520, 624, 780, 1040, 1560

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3115 and 3120. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3115 and 3120 is 5.

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