What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53140 and 53155?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53140 and 53155 is 5.

GCF(53140,53155) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53140 and 53155, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53140 and 53155.

How to find the GCF of 53140 and 53155?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53140 and 53155. After we will calculate the factors of 53140 and 53155 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53140

Prime factors of 53140 are 2, 5, 2657. Prime factorization of 53140 in exponential form is:

53140 = 2² × 5¹ × 2657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53155

Prime factors of 53155 are 5, 10631. Prime factorization of 53155 in exponential form is:

53155 = 5¹ × 10631¹

Step-3: Factors of 53140

List of positive integer factors of 53140 that divides 53140 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2657, 5314, 10628, 13285, 26570

Step-4: Factors of 53155

List of positive integer factors of 53155 that divides 53140 without a remainder.

1, 5, 10631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53140 and 53155. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53140 and 53155 is 5.

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