What is the Greatest Common Factor of 95 and 99?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 95 and 99 is 1.

GCF(95,99) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 95 and 99, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 95 and 99.

How to find the GCF of 95 and 99?

We will first find the prime factorization of 95 and 99. After we will calculate the factors of 95 and 99 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 95

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

95 = 5¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 99

Prime factors of 99 are 3, 11. Prime factorization of 99 in exponential form is:

99 = 3² × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 95

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

1, 5, 19

Step-4: Factors of 99

List of positive integer factors of 99 that divides 95 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 95 and 99. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 95 and 99 is 1.

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