GCF for 15, 45 and 75

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 15, 45 and 75?

Answer

GCF of 15, 45 and 75 is
15

Common factors: 1, 3, 5, 15

15 divides all three: 15 ÷ 15 = 1, 45 ÷ 15 = 3, 75 ÷ 15 = 5 — and 1, 3 and 5 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

15 = 3 × 5

45 = 32 × 5

75 = 3 × 52

Prime154575Lowest power
333233
555525

GCF = 3 × 5 = 15

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1545711
1545723
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FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 15, 45 and 75?

GCF of 15, 45 and 75 is 15

What prime factors do 15, 45 and 75 share?

All three factorizations contain 3 × 5, and multiplying those shared primes gives 15 — exactly the greatest common factor.

Can you get the GCF of 15, 45 and 75 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 15 and 45 is 15, and the GCF of 15 and 75 is 15 — the same answer, because the greatest common factor is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

How does the GCF simplify the ratio 15 : 45 : 75?

Divide every term by the GCF 15: 15 ÷ 15 = 1, 45 ÷ 15 = 3 and 75 ÷ 15 = 5. So 15 : 45 : 75 in lowest terms is 1 : 3 : 5, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.