Greatest Common Factor of 980 and 280
GCF(980, 280) = 140, Greatest common factor of 980 and 280 is 140. 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 980 and 280. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 980 and 280 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 980 and 280.
Prime Factorization of 980 is 1, 2, 2, 5, 7, 7 and Prime Factorization of 280 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 7.
- Factorize\( (980) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 5\times 7\times 7\)
- Factorize\( (280) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 5\times 7\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2, 2, 5, 7) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(980, 280) = 1\times 2\times 2\times 5\times 7 = 140\).
Greatest Common Factor of 980 and 280 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 980 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 49, 70, 98, 140, 196, 245, 490, 980
List of positive integers factors of 280 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 40, 56, 70, 140, 280
As you can see, 140 is the greatest and common number that 980 and 280 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 980 and 280 is 140.
\(GCF(980, 280) = 140\).
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