What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5655 and 5660?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5655 and 5660 is 5.

GCF(5655,5660) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5655 and 5660, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5655 and 5660.

How to find the GCF of 5655 and 5660?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5655 and 5660. After we will calculate the factors of 5655 and 5660 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5655

Prime factors of 5655 are 3, 5, 13, 29. Prime factorization of 5655 in exponential form is:

5655 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5660

Prime factors of 5660 are 2, 5, 283. Prime factorization of 5660 in exponential form is:

5660 = 2² × 5¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 5655

List of positive integer factors of 5655 that divides 5655 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 29, 39, 65, 87, 145, 195, 377, 435, 1131, 1885

Step-4: Factors of 5660

List of positive integer factors of 5660 that divides 5655 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 283, 566, 1132, 1415, 2830

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5655 and 5660. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5655 and 5660 is 5.

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