What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51945 and 51954?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51945 and 51954 is 3.

GCF(51945,51954) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51945 and 51954, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51945 and 51954.

How to find the GCF of 51945 and 51954?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51945 and 51954. After we will calculate the factors of 51945 and 51954 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51945

Prime factors of 51945 are 3, 5, 3463. Prime factorization of 51945 in exponential form is:

51945 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51954

Prime factors of 51954 are 2, 3, 7, 1237. Prime factorization of 51954 in exponential form is:

51954 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1237¹

Step-3: Factors of 51945

List of positive integer factors of 51945 that divides 51945 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3463, 10389, 17315

Step-4: Factors of 51954

List of positive integer factors of 51954 that divides 51945 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1237, 2474, 3711, 7422, 8659, 17318, 25977

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51945 and 51954. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51945 and 51954 is 3.

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