What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44970 and 44985?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44970 and 44985 is 15.

GCF(44970,44985) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44970 and 44985, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44970 and 44985.

How to find the GCF of 44970 and 44985?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44970 and 44985. After we will calculate the factors of 44970 and 44985 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44970

Prime factors of 44970 are 2, 3, 5, 1499. Prime factorization of 44970 in exponential form is:

44970 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44985

Prime factors of 44985 are 3, 5, 2999. Prime factorization of 44985 in exponential form is:

44985 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2999¹

Step-3: Factors of 44970

List of positive integer factors of 44970 that divides 44970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 1499, 2998, 4497, 7495, 8994, 14990, 22485

Step-4: Factors of 44985

List of positive integer factors of 44985 that divides 44970 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2999, 8997, 14995

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44970 and 44985. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44970 and 44985 is 15.

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