What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40270 and 40285?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40270 and 40285 is 5.

GCF(40270,40285) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40270 and 40285, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40270 and 40285.

How to find the GCF of 40270 and 40285?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40270 and 40285. After we will calculate the factors of 40270 and 40285 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40270

Prime factors of 40270 are 2, 5, 4027. Prime factorization of 40270 in exponential form is:

40270 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4027¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40285

Prime factors of 40285 are 5, 7, 1151. Prime factorization of 40285 in exponential form is:

40285 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1151¹

Step-3: Factors of 40270

List of positive integer factors of 40270 that divides 40270 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4027, 8054, 20135

Step-4: Factors of 40285

List of positive integer factors of 40285 that divides 40270 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 1151, 5755, 8057

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40270 and 40285. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40270 and 40285 is 5.

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