What is the Greatest Common Factor of 219 and 225?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 219 and 225 is 3.

GCF(219,225) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 219 and 225, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 219 and 225.

How to find the GCF of 219 and 225?

We will first find the prime factorization of 219 and 225. After we will calculate the factors of 219 and 225 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 219

Prime factors of 219 are 3, 73. Prime factorization of 219 in exponential form is:

219 = 3¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 225

Prime factors of 225 are 3, 5. Prime factorization of 225 in exponential form is:

225 = 3² × 5²

Step-3: Factors of 219

List of positive integer factors of 219 that divides 219 without a remainder.

1, 3, 73

Step-4: Factors of 225

List of positive integer factors of 225 that divides 219 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 25, 45, 75

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 219 and 225. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 219 and 225 is 3.

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