What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3125 and 3130?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3125 and 3130 is 5.

GCF(3125,3130) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3125 and 3130, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3125 and 3130.

How to find the GCF of 3125 and 3130?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3125 and 3130. After we will calculate the factors of 3125 and 3130 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3125

Prime factors of 3125 are 5. Prime factorization of 3125 in exponential form is:

3125 = 5⁵

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3130

Prime factors of 3130 are 2, 5, 313. Prime factorization of 3130 in exponential form is:

3130 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 3125

List of positive integer factors of 3125 that divides 3125 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 125, 625

Step-4: Factors of 3130

List of positive integer factors of 3130 that divides 3125 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 313, 626, 1565

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3125 and 3130. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3125 and 3130 is 5.

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