What is the Greatest Common Factor of 69 and 75?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 69 and 75 is 3.

GCF(69,75) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 69 and 75, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 69 and 75.

How to find the GCF of 69 and 75?

We will first find the prime factorization of 69 and 75. After we will calculate the factors of 69 and 75 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 69

Prime factors of 69 are 3, 23. Prime factorization of 69 in exponential form is:

69 = 3¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 75

Prime factors of 75 are 3, 5. Prime factorization of 75 in exponential form is:

75 = 3¹ × 5²

Step-3: Factors of 69

List of positive integer factors of 69 that divides 69 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23

Step-4: Factors of 75

List of positive integer factors of 75 that divides 69 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 69 and 75. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 69 and 75 is 3.

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