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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 185 and 200?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 185 and 200 is 5.

GCF(185,200) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 185 and 200, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 185 and 200.

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How to find the GCF of 185 and 200?

We will first find the prime factorization of 185 and 200. After we will calculate the factors of 185 and 200 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 185

Prime factors of 185 are 5, 37. Prime factorization of 185 in exponential form is:

185 = 51 × 371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 200

Prime factors of 200 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 200 in exponential form is:

200 = 23 × 52

Step-3: Factors of 185

List of positive integer factors of 185 that divides 185 without a remainder.

1, 5, 37

Step-4: Factors of 200

List of positive integer factors of 200 that divides 185 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 185 and 200. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 185 and 200 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 185 and 200