What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45 and 51?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45 and 51 is 3.
GCF(45,51) = 3
We will now calculate the prime factors of 45 and 51, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45 and 51.
How to find the GCF of 45 and 51?
We will first find the prime factorization of 45 and 51. After we will calculate the factors of 45 and 51 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45
Prime factors of 45 are 3, 5. Prime factorization of 45 in exponential form is:
45 = 32 × 51
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51
Prime factors of 51 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 51 in exponential form is:
51 = 31 × 171
Step-3: Factors of 45
List of positive integer factors of 45 that divides 45 without a remainder.
1, 3, 5, 9, 15
Step-4: Factors of 51
List of positive integer factors of 51 that divides 45 without a remainder.
1, 3, 17
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 45 and 51. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45 and 51 is 3.
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