What is the Greatest Common Factor of 75940 and 75960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 75940 and 75960 is 20.

GCF(75940,75960) = 20

We will now calculate the prime factors of 75940 and 75960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 75940 and 75960.

How to find the GCF of 75940 and 75960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 75940 and 75960. After we will calculate the factors of 75940 and 75960 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 75940

Prime factors of 75940 are 2, 5, 3797. Prime factorization of 75940 in exponential form is:

75940 = 2² × 5¹ × 3797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 75960

Prime factors of 75960 are 2, 3, 5, 211. Prime factorization of 75960 in exponential form is:

75960 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 75940

List of positive integer factors of 75940 that divides 75940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 3797, 7594, 15188, 18985, 37970

Step-4: Factors of 75960

List of positive integer factors of 75960 that divides 75940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 60, 72, 90, 120, 180, 211, 360, 422, 633, 844, 1055, 1266, 1688, 1899, 2110, 2532, 3165, 3798, 4220, 5064, 6330, 7596, 8440, 9495, 12660, 15192, 18990, 25320, 37980

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 75940 and 75960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 75940 and 75960 is 20.

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