GCF (HCF) of 40 and 220

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 40 and 220?

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GCF (HCF) of 40 and 220 is
20

Common factors: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20

20 divides both: 40 ÷ 20 = 2, 220 ÷ 20 = 11 — and 2 and 11 share no factor but 1, so no larger number divides both.

40 = 23 × 5

220 = 22 × 5 × 11

Prime40220Lowest power
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11—11—

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number, so it cannot be in the GCF.

GCF = 22 × 5 = 20

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 40 and 220?

GCF (HCF) of 40 and 220 is 20

How to find the GCF of 40 and 220?

You can find the GCF of 40 and 220 by listing all factors of both numbers and picking the greatest common one, or by prime factorization. The GCF of 40 and 220 is 20.

What prime factors do 40 and 220 share?

The prime factorizations of 40 and 220 have 2 × 2 × 5 in common, and multiplying those shared primes gives 20 — exactly the greatest common factor.

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 40/220?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by the GCF 20: 40 ÷ 20 = 2 and 220 ÷ 20 = 11. So 40/220 in lowest terms is 2/11.