What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79950 and 79965?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79950 and 79965 is 15.

GCF(79950,79965) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79950 and 79965, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79950 and 79965.

How to find the GCF of 79950 and 79965?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79950 and 79965. After we will calculate the factors of 79950 and 79965 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79950

Prime factors of 79950 are 2, 3, 5, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 79950 in exponential form is:

79950 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79965

Prime factors of 79965 are 3, 5, 1777. Prime factorization of 79965 in exponential form is:

79965 = 3² × 5¹ × 1777¹

Step-3: Factors of 79950

List of positive integer factors of 79950 that divides 79950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 13, 15, 25, 26, 30, 39, 41, 50, 65, 75, 78, 82, 123, 130, 150, 195, 205, 246, 325, 390, 410, 533, 615, 650, 975, 1025, 1066, 1230, 1599, 1950, 2050, 2665, 3075, 3198, 5330, 6150, 7995, 13325, 15990, 26650, 39975

Step-4: Factors of 79965

List of positive integer factors of 79965 that divides 79950 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 1777, 5331, 8885, 15993, 26655

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79950 and 79965. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79950 and 79965 is 15.

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