What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40255 and 40275?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40255 and 40275 is 5.

GCF(40255,40275) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40255 and 40275, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40255 and 40275.

How to find the GCF of 40255 and 40275?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40255 and 40275. After we will calculate the factors of 40255 and 40275 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40255

Prime factors of 40255 are 5, 83, 97. Prime factorization of 40255 in exponential form is:

40255 = 5¹ × 83¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40275

Prime factors of 40275 are 3, 5, 179. Prime factorization of 40275 in exponential form is:

40275 = 3² × 5² × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 40255

List of positive integer factors of 40255 that divides 40255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 83, 97, 415, 485, 8051

Step-4: Factors of 40275

List of positive integer factors of 40275 that divides 40255 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 45, 75, 179, 225, 537, 895, 1611, 2685, 4475, 8055, 13425

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40255 and 40275. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40255 and 40275 is 5.

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