G re a t es t co mm o n f a c t or i s t h e hi g h es t n u mb er b y w i t c h 480 an d 1000 c an b e d i v i d e d 480 : 2 240 : 2 120 : 2 60 : 2 30 : 2 15 : 3 5 : 5 1000 : 2 500 : 2 250 : 2 125 : 5 25 : 5 5 : 5 GCF = 2 3 ∗ 5 = 8 ∗ 5 = 40 G re a t es t co mm o n f a c t or o f 480 an d 1000 i s e q u a l t o 40.
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 480 and 1000 is 40. This is found by using prime factorization and identifying the lowest powers of common prime factors. The GCF results from multiplying these lowest powers together.
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