What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96850 and 96865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96850 and 96865 is 5.

GCF(96850,96865) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96850 and 96865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96850 and 96865.

How to find the GCF of 96850 and 96865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96850 and 96865. After we will calculate the factors of 96850 and 96865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96850

Prime factors of 96850 are 2, 5, 13, 149. Prime factorization of 96850 in exponential form is:

96850 = 2¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96865

Prime factors of 96865 are 5, 19373. Prime factorization of 96865 in exponential form is:

96865 = 5¹ × 19373¹

Step-3: Factors of 96850

List of positive integer factors of 96850 that divides 96850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 25, 26, 50, 65, 130, 149, 298, 325, 650, 745, 1490, 1937, 3725, 3874, 7450, 9685, 19370, 48425

Step-4: Factors of 96865

List of positive integer factors of 96865 that divides 96850 without a remainder.

1, 5, 19373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96850 and 96865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96850 and 96865 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 96850 and 96865