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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 895 and 915?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 895 and 915 is 5.

GCF(895,915) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 895 and 915, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 895 and 915.

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How to find the GCF of 895 and 915?

We will first find the prime factorization of 895 and 915. After we will calculate the factors of 895 and 915 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 895

Prime factors of 895 are 5, 179. Prime factorization of 895 in exponential form is:

895 = 51 × 1791

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 915

Prime factors of 915 are 3, 5, 61. Prime factorization of 915 in exponential form is:

915 = 31 × 51 × 611

Step-3: Factors of 895

List of positive integer factors of 895 that divides 895 without a remainder.

1, 5, 179

Step-4: Factors of 915

List of positive integer factors of 915 that divides 895 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 61, 183, 305

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 895 and 915. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 895 and 915 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 895 and 915