What is the Greatest Common Factor of 444 and 453?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 444 and 453 is 3.

GCF(444,453) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 444 and 453, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 444 and 453.

How to find the GCF of 444 and 453?

We will first find the prime factorization of 444 and 453. After we will calculate the factors of 444 and 453 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 453

Prime factors of 453 are 3, 151. Prime factorization of 453 in exponential form is:

453 = 3¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 444

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 453

List of positive integer factors of 453 that divides 444 without a remainder.

1, 3, 151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 444 and 453. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 444 and 453 is 3.

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