What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6705 and 6725?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6705 and 6725 is 5.

GCF(6705,6725) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6705 and 6725, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6705 and 6725.

How to find the GCF of 6705 and 6725?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6705 and 6725. After we will calculate the factors of 6705 and 6725 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6705

Prime factors of 6705 are 3, 5, 149. Prime factorization of 6705 in exponential form is:

6705 = 3² × 5¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6725

Prime factors of 6725 are 5, 269. Prime factorization of 6725 in exponential form is:

6725 = 5² × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 6705

List of positive integer factors of 6705 that divides 6705 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 149, 447, 745, 1341, 2235

Step-4: Factors of 6725

List of positive integer factors of 6725 that divides 6705 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 269, 1345

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6705 and 6725. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6705 and 6725 is 5.

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