What is the Greatest Common Factor of 75 and 88?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 75 and 88 is 1.

GCF(75,88) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 75 and 88, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 75 and 88.

How to find the GCF of 75 and 88?

We will first find the prime factorization of 75 and 88. After we will calculate the factors of 75 and 88 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 75

Prime factors of 75 are 3, 5. Prime factorization of 75 in exponential form is:

75 = 3¹ × 5²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88

Prime factors of 88 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 88 in exponential form is:

88 = 2³ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 75

List of positive integer factors of 75 that divides 75 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25

Step-4: Factors of 88

List of positive integer factors of 88 that divides 75 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 75 and 88. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 75 and 88 is 1.

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