What is the Greatest Common Factor of 453 and 459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 453 and 459 is 3.

GCF(453,459) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 453 and 459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 453 and 459.

How to find the GCF of 453 and 459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 453 and 459. After we will calculate the factors of 453 and 459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 453

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

453 = 3¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 459

Prime factors of 459 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 459 in exponential form is:

459 = 3³ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 453

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

1, 3, 151

Step-4: Factors of 459

List of positive integer factors of 459 that divides 453 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 27, 51, 153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 453 and 459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 453 and 459 is 3.

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