What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98975 and 98995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98975 and 98995 is 5.

GCF(98975,98995) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98975 and 98995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98975 and 98995.

How to find the GCF of 98975 and 98995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98975 and 98995. After we will calculate the factors of 98975 and 98995 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98975

Prime factors of 98975 are 5, 37, 107. Prime factorization of 98975 in exponential form is:

98975 = 5² × 37¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98995

Prime factors of 98995 are 5, 13, 1523. Prime factorization of 98995 in exponential form is:

98995 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 1523¹

Step-3: Factors of 98975

List of positive integer factors of 98975 that divides 98975 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 37, 107, 185, 535, 925, 2675, 3959, 19795

Step-4: Factors of 98995

List of positive integer factors of 98995 that divides 98975 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 65, 1523, 7615, 19799

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98975 and 98995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98975 and 98995 is 5.

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