What is the Greatest Common Factor of 441 and 450?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 441 and 450 is 9.

GCF(441,450) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 441 and 450, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 441 and 450.

How to find the GCF of 441 and 450?

We will first find the prime factorization of 441 and 450. After we will calculate the factors of 441 and 450 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 441

Prime factors of 441 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 441 in exponential form is:

441 = 3² × 7²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 450

Prime factors of 450 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 450 in exponential form is:

450 = 2¹ × 3² × 5²

Step-3: Factors of 441

List of positive integer factors of 441 that divides 441 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 49, 63, 147

Step-4: Factors of 450

List of positive integer factors of 450 that divides 441 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 25, 30, 45, 50, 75, 90, 150, 225

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 441 and 450. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 441 and 450 is 9.

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