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Prime factorization of 100 = 2x2x5x5

Prime factorization of 600 = 2x2x2x3x5x5

What is common in the prime factorization of 100 and 600?

2, 2x2, 2x5 etc. are common, but which is the greatest among all these?

The answer is 2x2x5x5.

So, GCF(100,600) = 2x2x5x5 = 100.

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10y ago

600/5=120, 120/5= 24, 24/3=8, 8/2=4, 4/2=2 2x2x2x3x5x5

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8y ago

2 x 2 x 5 x 5 = 100

2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 x 5 = 600

2 x 2 x 5 x 5 = 100, the GCF

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6y ago

As a product of its prime factors: 2^3 times 3 times 5^2 = 600

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