What is the Greatest Common Factor of 75 and 95?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 75 and 95 is 5.

GCF(75,95) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 75 and 95, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 75 and 95.

How to find the GCF of 75 and 95?

We will first find the prime factorization of 75 and 95. After we will calculate the factors of 75 and 95 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 95

Prime factors of 95 are 5, 19. Prime factorization of 95 in exponential form is:

95 = 5¹ × 19¹

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 95

List of positive integer factors of 95 that divides 75 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 75 and 95. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 75 and 95 is 5.

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