What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85240 and 85259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85240 and 85259 is 1.

GCF(85240,85259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85240 and 85259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85240 and 85259.

How to find the GCF of 85240 and 85259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85240 and 85259. After we will calculate the factors of 85240 and 85259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85240

Prime factors of 85240 are 2, 5, 2131. Prime factorization of 85240 in exponential form is:

85240 = 2³ × 5¹ × 2131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85259

Prime factors of 85259 are 85259. Prime factorization of 85259 in exponential form is:

85259 = 85259¹

Step-3: Factors of 85240

List of positive integer factors of 85240 that divides 85240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 2131, 4262, 8524, 10655, 17048, 21310, 42620

Step-4: Factors of 85259

List of positive integer factors of 85259 that divides 85240 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85240 and 85259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85240 and 85259 is 1.

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