What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6995 and 7015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6995 and 7015 is 5.

GCF(6995,7015) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6995 and 7015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6995 and 7015.

How to find the GCF of 6995 and 7015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6995 and 7015. After we will calculate the factors of 6995 and 7015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6995

Prime factors of 6995 are 5, 1399. Prime factorization of 6995 in exponential form is:

6995 = 5¹ × 1399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7015

Prime factors of 7015 are 5, 23, 61. Prime factorization of 7015 in exponential form is:

7015 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 6995

List of positive integer factors of 6995 that divides 6995 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1399

Step-4: Factors of 7015

List of positive integer factors of 7015 that divides 6995 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 61, 115, 305, 1403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6995 and 7015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6995 and 7015 is 5.

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