Question
Find Greatest Common Divisor of 8625 and 115, using prime factorization.
Answer
The GCD of given numbers is 115.
Explanation
Step 1 : Find prime factorization of each number.
$$\begin{aligned}8625 =& 3\cdot5\cdot5\cdot5\cdot23\\[8pt]115 =& 5\cdot23\\[8pt]\end{aligned}$$(view steps on how to factor 8625 and 115. )
Step 2 : Put a box around factors that are common for all numbers:
$$\begin{aligned}8625 =& 3\cdot\color{blue}{\boxed{5}}\cdot5\cdot5\cdot\color{red}{\boxed{23}}\\[8pt]115 =& \color{blue}{\boxed{5}}\cdot\color{red}{\boxed{23}}\\[8pt]\end{aligned}$$Step 3 : Multiply the boxed numbers together:
$$ GCD = 5\cdot23 = 115 $$This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.
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