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Question
Find Greatest Common Divisor of 73880, 55305 and 50840, using prime factorization.
Answer
The GCD of given numbers is 5.
Explanation
Step 1 : Find prime factorization of each number.
73880=55305=50840=2⋅2⋅2⋅5⋅18473⋅3⋅5⋅12292⋅2⋅2⋅5⋅31⋅41(view steps on how to factor 73880, 55305 and 50840. )
Step 2 : Put a box around factors that are common for all numbers:
73880=55305=50840=2⋅2⋅2⋅5⋅18473⋅3⋅5⋅12292⋅2⋅2⋅5⋅31⋅41Step 3 : Multiply the boxed numbers together:
GCD=5
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
0,0
73880
55305
50840
5
2
2
2
1847
3
3
1229
31
41
The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.
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