What is the Greatest Common Factor of 320 and 325?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 320 and 325 is 5.

GCF(320,325) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 320 and 325, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 320 and 325.

How to find the GCF of 320 and 325?

We will first find the prime factorization of 320 and 325. After we will calculate the factors of 320 and 325 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 320

Prime factors of 320 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 320 in exponential form is:

320 = 2⁶ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 325

Prime factors of 325 are 5, 13. Prime factorization of 325 in exponential form is:

325 = 5² × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 320

List of positive integer factors of 320 that divides 320 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 80, 160

Step-4: Factors of 325

List of positive integer factors of 325 that divides 320 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 25, 65

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 320 and 325. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 320 and 325 is 5.

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