What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46250 and 46255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46250 and 46255 is 5.

GCF(46250,46255) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46250 and 46255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46250 and 46255.

How to find the GCF of 46250 and 46255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46250 and 46255. After we will calculate the factors of 46250 and 46255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46250

Prime factors of 46250 are 2, 5, 37. Prime factorization of 46250 in exponential form is:

46250 = 2¹ × 5⁴ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46255

Prime factors of 46255 are 5, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 46255 in exponential form is:

46255 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 29²

Step-3: Factors of 46250

List of positive integer factors of 46250 that divides 46250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 37, 50, 74, 125, 185, 250, 370, 625, 925, 1250, 1850, 4625, 9250, 23125

Step-4: Factors of 46255

List of positive integer factors of 46255 that divides 46250 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 29, 55, 145, 319, 841, 1595, 4205, 9251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46250 and 46255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46250 and 46255 is 5.

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