GCF (HCF) of 80 and 360

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 80 and 360?

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GCF (HCF) of 80 and 360 is
40

Common factors: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40

40 divides both: 80 ÷ 40 = 2, 360 ÷ 40 = 9 — and 2 and 9 share no factor but 1, so no larger number divides both.

80 = 24 × 5

360 = 23 × 32 × 5

Prime80360Lowest power
2242323
3—32—
5555

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

GCF = 23 × 5 = 40

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 80 and 360?

GCF (HCF) of 80 and 360 is 40

How to find the GCF of 80 and 360?

You can find the GCF of 80 and 360 by listing all factors of both numbers and picking the greatest common one, or by prime factorization. The GCF of 80 and 360 is 40.

What prime factors do 80 and 360 share?

The prime factorizations of 80 and 360 have 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 in common, and multiplying those shared primes gives 40 — exactly the greatest common factor.

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 80/360?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by the GCF 40: 80 ÷ 40 = 2 and 360 ÷ 40 = 9. So 80/360 in lowest terms is 2/9.