What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60215 and 60235?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60215 and 60235 is 5.

GCF(60215,60235) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60215 and 60235, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60215 and 60235.

How to find the GCF of 60215 and 60235?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60215 and 60235. After we will calculate the factors of 60215 and 60235 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60215

Prime factors of 60215 are 5, 12043. Prime factorization of 60215 in exponential form is:

60215 = 5¹ × 12043¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60235

Prime factors of 60235 are 5, 7, 1721. Prime factorization of 60235 in exponential form is:

60235 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1721¹

Step-3: Factors of 60215

List of positive integer factors of 60215 that divides 60215 without a remainder.

1, 5, 12043

Step-4: Factors of 60235

List of positive integer factors of 60235 that divides 60215 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 1721, 8605, 12047

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60215 and 60235. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60215 and 60235 is 5.

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