What is the Greatest Common Factor of 51960 and 51975?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 51960 and 51975 is 15.

GCF(51960,51975) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 51960 and 51975, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 51960 and 51975.

How to find the GCF of 51960 and 51975?

We will first find the prime factorization of 51960 and 51975. After we will calculate the factors of 51960 and 51975 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 51960

Prime factors of 51960 are 2, 3, 5, 433. Prime factorization of 51960 in exponential form is:

51960 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 51975

Prime factors of 51975 are 3, 5, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 51975 in exponential form is:

51975 = 3³ × 5² × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 51960

List of positive integer factors of 51960 that divides 51960 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120, 433, 866, 1299, 1732, 2165, 2598, 3464, 4330, 5196, 6495, 8660, 10392, 12990, 17320, 25980

Step-4: Factors of 51975

List of positive integer factors of 51975 that divides 51960 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 21, 25, 27, 33, 35, 45, 55, 63, 75, 77, 99, 105, 135, 165, 175, 189, 225, 231, 275, 297, 315, 385, 495, 525, 675, 693, 825, 945, 1155, 1485, 1575, 1925, 2079, 2475, 3465, 4725, 5775, 7425, 10395, 17325

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 51960 and 51975. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 51960 and 51975 is 15.

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