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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63 and 105?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63 and 105 is 21.

GCF(63,105) = 21

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63 and 105, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63 and 105.

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How to find the GCF of 63 and 105?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63 and 105. After we will calculate the factors of 63 and 105 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63

Prime factors of 63 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 63 in exponential form is:

63 = 32 × 71

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 105

Prime factors of 105 are 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 105 in exponential form is:

105 = 31 × 51 × 71

Step-3: Factors of 63

List of positive integer factors of 63 that divides 63 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21

Step-4: Factors of 105

List of positive integer factors of 105 that divides 63 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63 and 105. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63 and 105 is 21.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 63 and 105