What is the Greatest Common Factor of 52995 and 53015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 52995 and 53015 is 5.

GCF(52995,53015) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 52995 and 53015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 52995 and 53015.

How to find the GCF of 52995 and 53015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 52995 and 53015. After we will calculate the factors of 52995 and 53015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 52995

Prime factors of 52995 are 3, 5, 3533. Prime factorization of 52995 in exponential form is:

52995 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3533¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53015

Prime factors of 53015 are 5, 23, 461. Prime factorization of 53015 in exponential form is:

53015 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 461¹

Step-3: Factors of 52995

List of positive integer factors of 52995 that divides 52995 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3533, 10599, 17665

Step-4: Factors of 53015

List of positive integer factors of 53015 that divides 52995 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 115, 461, 2305, 10603

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 52995 and 53015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 52995 and 53015 is 5.

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