What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45015 and 45030?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45015 and 45030 is 15.

GCF(45015,45030) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45015 and 45030, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45015 and 45030.

How to find the GCF of 45015 and 45030?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45015 and 45030. After we will calculate the factors of 45015 and 45030 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45015

Prime factors of 45015 are 3, 5, 3001. Prime factorization of 45015 in exponential form is:

45015 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3001¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45030

Prime factors of 45030 are 2, 3, 5, 19, 79. Prime factorization of 45030 in exponential form is:

45030 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 45015

List of positive integer factors of 45015 that divides 45015 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3001, 9003, 15005

Step-4: Factors of 45030

List of positive integer factors of 45030 that divides 45015 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 19, 30, 38, 57, 79, 95, 114, 158, 190, 237, 285, 395, 474, 570, 790, 1185, 1501, 2370, 3002, 4503, 7505, 9006, 15010, 22515

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45015 and 45030. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45015 and 45030 is 15.

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