What is the Greatest Common Factor of 435 and 444?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 435 and 444 is 3.

GCF(435,444) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 435 and 444, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 435 and 444.

How to find the GCF of 435 and 444?

We will first find the prime factorization of 435 and 444. After we will calculate the factors of 435 and 444 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 435

Prime factors of 435 are 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 435 in exponential form is:

435 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 444

Prime factors of 444 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 444 in exponential form is:

444 = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 435

List of positive integer factors of 435 that divides 435 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 29, 87, 145

Step-4: Factors of 444

List of positive integer factors of 444 that divides 435 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 435 and 444. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 435 and 444 is 3.

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