What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7250 and 7255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7250 and 7255 is 5.

GCF(7250,7255) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7250 and 7255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7250 and 7255.

How to find the GCF of 7250 and 7255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7250 and 7255. After we will calculate the factors of 7250 and 7255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7250

Prime factors of 7250 are 2, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 7250 in exponential form is:

7250 = 2¹ × 5³ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7255

Prime factors of 7255 are 5, 1451. Prime factorization of 7255 in exponential form is:

7255 = 5¹ × 1451¹

Step-3: Factors of 7250

List of positive integer factors of 7250 that divides 7250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 29, 50, 58, 125, 145, 250, 290, 725, 1450, 3625

Step-4: Factors of 7255

List of positive integer factors of 7255 that divides 7250 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1451

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7250 and 7255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7250 and 7255 is 5.

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