Last updated on August 5th, 2025
The GCF is the largest number that can divide two or more numbers without leaving any remainder. GCF is used to share items equally, group or arrange items, and schedule events. In this topic, we will learn about the GCF of 70 and 95.
The greatest common factor of 70 and 95 is 5. The largest divisor of two or more numbers is called the GCF of the numbers. If two numbers are co-prime, they have no common factors other than 1, so their GCF is 1. The GCF of two numbers cannot be negative because divisors are always positive.
To find the GCF of 70 and 95, a few methods are described below:
- Listing Factors
- Prime Factorization
- Long Division Method / Euclidean Algorithm
Steps to find the GCF of 70 and 95 using the listing of factors:
Step 1: Firstly, list the factors of each number
Factors of 70 = 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 35, 70.
Factors of 95 = 1, 5, 19, 95.
Step 2: Now, identify the common factors of them Common factors of 70 and 95: 1, 5.
Step 3: Choose the largest factor
The largest factor that both numbers have is 5.
The GCF of 70 and 95 is 5.
To find the GCF of 70 and 95 using the Prime Factorization Method, follow these steps:
Step 1: Find the prime factors of each number
Prime Factors of 70: 70 = 2 x 5 x 7
Prime Factors of 95: 95 = 5 x 19
Step 2: Now, identify the common prime factors
The common prime factors are: 5
Step 3: Multiply the common prime factors 5 = 5.
The Greatest Common Factor of 70 and 95 is 5.
Find the GCF of 70 and 95 using the division method or Euclidean Algorithm Method. Follow these steps:
Step 1: First, divide the larger number by the smaller number
Here, divide 95 by 70 95 ÷ 70 = 1 (quotient),
The remainder is calculated as 95 − (70×1) = 25
The remainder is 25, not zero, so continue the process
Step 2: Now divide the previous divisor (70) by the previous remainder (25)
Divide 70 by 25 70 ÷ 25 = 2 (quotient), remainder = 70 − (25×2) = 20
Step 3: Continue with 25 divided by 20 25 ÷ 20 = 1 (quotient), remainder = 25 − (20×1) = 5
Step 4: Now divide 20 by 5 20 ÷ 5 = 4 (quotient), remainder = 0
The remainder is zero, the divisor will become the GCF.
The GCF of 70 and 95 is 5.
Finding the GCF of 70 and 95 looks simple, but students often make mistakes while calculating the GCF. Here are some common mistakes to be avoided by the students.
A teacher has 70 pencils and 95 erasers. She wants to group them into equal sets, with the largest number of items in each group. How many items will be in each group?
We should find the GCF of 70 and 95 GCF of 70 and 95 is 5.
There are 5 equal groups 70 ÷ 5 = 14
95 ÷ 5 = 19
There will be 5 groups, and each group gets 14 pencils and 19 erasers.
As the GCF of 70 and 95 is 5, the teacher can make 5 groups. Now divide 70 and 95 by 5. Each group gets 14 pencils and 19 erasers.
A school has 70 red chairs and 95 blue chairs. They want to arrange them in rows with the same number of chairs in each row, using the largest possible number of chairs per row. How many chairs will be in each row?
GCF of 70 and 95 is 5.
So, each row will have 5 chairs.
There are 70 red and 95 blue chairs. To find the total number of chairs in each row, we should find the GCF of 70 and 95. There will be 5 chairs in each row.
A tailor has 70 meters of red ribbon and 95 meters of blue ribbon. She wants to cut both ribbons into pieces of equal length, using the longest possible length. What should be the length of each piece?
For calculating the longest equal length, we have to calculate the GCF of 70 and 95.
The GCF of 70 and 95 is 5.
The ribbon is 5 meters long.
For calculating the longest length of the ribbon, first, we need to calculate the GCF of 70 and 95, which is 5. The length of each piece of the ribbon will be 5 meters.
A carpenter has two wooden planks, one 70 cm long and the other 95 cm long. He wants to cut them into the longest possible equal pieces, without any wood left over. What should be the length of each piece?
The carpenter needs the longest piece of wood GCF of 70 and 95 is 5.
The longest length of each piece is 5 cm.
To find the longest length of each piece of the two wooden planks, 70 cm and 95 cm, respectively, we have to find the GCF of 70 and 95, which is 5 cm. The longest length of each piece is 5 cm.
If the GCF of 70 and ‘a’ is 5, and the LCM is 665. Find ‘a’.
The value of ‘a’ is 95.
GCF x LCM = product of the numbers 5 × 665 = 70 × a
3325 = 70a
a = 3325 ÷ 70 = 47.5
Correct calculation should have been: GCF x LCM = product of the numbers 5 × 665 = 70 × a
3325 = 70a
a = 3325 ÷ 70 = 47.5
The calculation was wrong, as 665 cannot be the LCM with such GCF and a value.
Correcting it: 5 × 1330 = 70 × a 6650 = 70a a = 6650 ÷ 70 = 95
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