GCF (HCF) of 60 and 100

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 60 and 100?

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GCF (HCF) of 60 and 100 is
20

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

20 divides both: 60 ÷ 20 = 3, 100 ÷ 20 = 5 — and 3 and 5 share no factor but 1, so no larger number divides both.

60 = 22 × 3 × 5

100 = 22 × 52

Prime60100Lowest power
2222222
33——
55525

— = 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 60 and 100?

GCF (HCF) of 60 and 100 is 20

How to find the GCF of 60 and 100?

You can find the GCF of 60 and 100 by listing all factors of both numbers and picking the greatest common one, or by prime factorization. The GCF of 60 and 100 is 20.

What prime factors do 60 and 100 share?

The prime factorizations of 60 and 100 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 60/100?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by the GCF 20: 60 ÷ 20 = 3 and 100 ÷ 20 = 5. So 60/100 in lowest terms is 3/5.