What is the Greatest Common Factor of 40535 and 40555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40535 and 40555 is 5.

GCF(40535,40555) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 40535 and 40555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 40535 and 40555.

How to find the GCF of 40535 and 40555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 40535 and 40555. After we will calculate the factors of 40535 and 40555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 40535

Prime factors of 40535 are 5, 11, 67. Prime factorization of 40535 in exponential form is:

40535 = 5¹ × 11² × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40555

Prime factors of 40555 are 5, 8111. Prime factorization of 40555 in exponential form is:

40555 = 5¹ × 8111¹

Step-3: Factors of 40535

List of positive integer factors of 40535 that divides 40535 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 67, 121, 335, 605, 737, 3685, 8107

Step-4: Factors of 40555

List of positive integer factors of 40555 that divides 40535 without a remainder.

1, 5, 8111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 40535 and 40555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40535 and 40555 is 5.

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