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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45 and 75?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45 and 75 is 15.

GCF(45,75) = 15

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45 and 75, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45 and 75.

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How to find the GCF of 45 and 75?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45 and 75. After we will calculate the factors of 45 and 75 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45

Prime factors of 45 are 3, 5. Prime factorization of 45 in exponential form is:

45 = 32 × 51

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 45

List of positive integer factors of 45 that divides 45 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15

Step-4: Factors of 75

List of positive integer factors of 75 that divides 45 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45 and 75. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45 and 75 is 15.

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