What is the Greatest Common Factor of 355 and 375?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 355 and 375 is 5.

GCF(355,375) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 355 and 375, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 355 and 375.

How to find the GCF of 355 and 375?

We will first find the prime factorization of 355 and 375. After we will calculate the factors of 355 and 375 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 355

Prime factors of 355 are 5, 71. Prime factorization of 355 in exponential form is:

355 = 5¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 375

Prime factors of 375 are 3, 5. Prime factorization of 375 in exponential form is:

375 = 3¹ × 5³

Step-3: Factors of 355

List of positive integer factors of 355 that divides 355 without a remainder.

1, 5, 71

Step-4: Factors of 375

List of positive integer factors of 375 that divides 355 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 125

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 355 and 375. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 355 and 375 is 5.

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