Step 1. Divide the larger number by the smaller one:
1,385 ÷ 155 = 8 + 145;
Step 2. Divide the smaller number by the above operation's remainder:
155 ÷ 145 = 1 + 10;
Step 3. Divide the remainder from the step 1 by the remainder from the step 2:
145 ÷ 10 = 14 + 5;
Step 4. Divide the remainder from the step 2 by the remainder from the step 3:
10 ÷ 5 = 2 + 0;
At this step, the remainder is zero, so we stop:
5 is the number we were looking for, the last remainder that is not zero.
This is the greatest common factor (divisor).Greatest (highest) common factor (divisor):
gcf, gcd (155; 1,385) = 5;
Written on April 7, 2021, 11:46 p.m.