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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 230 and 235?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 230 and 235 is 5.

GCF(230,235) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 230 and 235, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 230 and 235.

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How to find the GCF of 230 and 235?

We will first find the prime factorization of 230 and 235. After we will calculate the factors of 230 and 235 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 230

Prime factors of 230 are 2, 5, 23. Prime factorization of 230 in exponential form is:

230 = 21 × 51 × 231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 235

Prime factors of 235 are 5, 47. Prime factorization of 235 in exponential form is:

235 = 51 × 471

Step-3: Factors of 230

List of positive integer factors of 230 that divides 230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 23, 46, 115

Step-4: Factors of 235

List of positive integer factors of 235 that divides 230 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 230 and 235. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 230 and 235 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 230 and 235