What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39935 and 39955?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39935 and 39955 is 5.

GCF(39935,39955) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39935 and 39955, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39935 and 39955.

How to find the GCF of 39935 and 39955?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39935 and 39955. After we will calculate the factors of 39935 and 39955 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39935

Prime factors of 39935 are 5, 7, 163. Prime factorization of 39935 in exponential form is:

39935 = 5¹ × 7² × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39955

Prime factors of 39955 are 5, 61, 131. Prime factorization of 39955 in exponential form is:

39955 = 5¹ × 61¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 39935

List of positive integer factors of 39935 that divides 39935 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 49, 163, 245, 815, 1141, 5705, 7987

Step-4: Factors of 39955

List of positive integer factors of 39955 that divides 39935 without a remainder.

1, 5, 61, 131, 305, 655, 7991

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39935 and 39955. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39935 and 39955 is 5.

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