Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 547
GCF(140, 547) = 1, Greatest common factor of 140 and 547 is 1. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 547. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 547 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 140 and 547.
Prime Factorization of 140 is 1, 2, 2, 5, 7 and Prime Factorization of 547 is 1, 547.
- Factorize\( (140) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 5\times 7\)
- Factorize\( (547) = \) \(1\times 547\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(140, 547) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 140 and 547 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 140 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 70, 140
List of positive integers factors of 547 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 547
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 140 and 547 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 140 and 547 is 1.
\(GCF(140, 547) = 1\).
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