Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF of 725
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The instructions to find the GCF of 725 are the next:
1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors
| 725 | 5 |
| 145 | 5 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 1 |
2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors
| Prime factors of 725 | = | 52 . 29 |
3. Choose the common prime factors with the lowest exponent
Common prime factors: 5 , 29
Common prime factors with the lowest exponent: 52, 291
4. Calculate the Greatest Common Factor or GCF
Remember, to find the GCF of several numbers you must multiply the common prime factors with the lowest exponent.
GCF = 52. 291 = 725
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