What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79250 and 79255?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79250 and 79255 is 5.

GCF(79250,79255) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79250 and 79255, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79250 and 79255.

How to find the GCF of 79250 and 79255?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79250 and 79255. After we will calculate the factors of 79250 and 79255 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79250

Prime factors of 79250 are 2, 5, 317. Prime factorization of 79250 in exponential form is:

79250 = 2¹ × 5³ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79255

Prime factors of 79255 are 5, 11, 131. Prime factorization of 79255 in exponential form is:

79255 = 5¹ × 11² × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 79250

List of positive integer factors of 79250 that divides 79250 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 125, 250, 317, 634, 1585, 3170, 7925, 15850, 39625

Step-4: Factors of 79255

List of positive integer factors of 79255 that divides 79250 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 121, 131, 605, 655, 1441, 7205, 15851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79250 and 79255. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79250 and 79255 is 5.

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