What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63 and 69?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63 and 69 is 3.
GCF(63,69) = 3
We will now calculate the prime factors of 63 and 69, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63 and 69.
How to find the GCF of 63 and 69?
We will first find the prime factorization of 63 and 69. After we will calculate the factors of 63 and 69 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 69
Prime factors of 69 are 3, 23. Prime factorization of 69 in exponential form is:
69 = 31 × 231
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 69
List of positive integer factors of 69 that divides 63 without a remainder.
1, 3, 23
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 63 and 69. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63 and 69 is 3.
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