What is the Greatest Common Factor of 120 and 270?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 120 and 270 is 30.

GCF(120,270) = 30

We will now calculate the prime factors of 120 and 270, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 120 and 270.

How to find the GCF of 120 and 270?

We will first find the prime factorization of 120 and 270. After we will calculate the factors of 120 and 270 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 120

Prime factors of 120 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 120 in exponential form is:

120 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 270

Prime factors of 270 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 270 in exponential form is:

270 = 2¹ × 3³ × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 120

List of positive integer factors of 120 that divides 120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60

Step-4: Factors of 270

List of positive integer factors of 270 that divides 120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 27, 30, 45, 54, 90, 135

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 120 and 270. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 120 and 270 is 30.

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