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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 155 and 175?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 155 and 175 is 5.

GCF(155,175) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 155 and 175, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 155 and 175.

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How to find the GCF of 155 and 175?

We will first find the prime factorization of 155 and 175. After we will calculate the factors of 155 and 175 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 155

Prime factors of 155 are 5, 31. Prime factorization of 155 in exponential form is:

155 = 51 × 311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 175

Prime factors of 175 are 5, 7. Prime factorization of 175 in exponential form is:

175 = 52 × 71

Step-3: Factors of 155

List of positive integer factors of 155 that divides 155 without a remainder.

1, 5, 31

Step-4: Factors of 175

List of positive integer factors of 175 that divides 155 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 25, 35

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 155 and 175. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 155 and 175 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 155 and 175