What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43255 and 43265?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43255 and 43265 is 5.

GCF(43255,43265) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43255 and 43265, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43255 and 43265.

How to find the GCF of 43255 and 43265?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43255 and 43265. After we will calculate the factors of 43255 and 43265 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43255

Prime factors of 43255 are 5, 41, 211. Prime factorization of 43255 in exponential form is:

43255 = 5¹ × 41¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43265

Prime factors of 43265 are 5, 17, 509. Prime factorization of 43265 in exponential form is:

43265 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 509¹

Step-3: Factors of 43255

List of positive integer factors of 43255 that divides 43255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 41, 205, 211, 1055, 8651

Step-4: Factors of 43265

List of positive integer factors of 43265 that divides 43255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 85, 509, 2545, 8653

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43255 and 43265. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43255 and 43265 is 5.

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