GCF for 45, 70 and 85

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 45, 70 and 85?

Answer

GCF of 45, 70 and 85 is
5

Common factors: 1, 5

5 divides all three: 45 ÷ 5 = 9, 70 ÷ 5 = 14, 85 ÷ 5 = 17 — and 9, 14 and 17 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

45 = 32 × 5

70 = 2 × 5 × 7

85 = 5 × 17

Prime457085Lowest power
2—2——
332———
55555
7—7——
17——17—

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number, so it cannot be in the GCF.

GCF = 5

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FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 45, 70 and 85?

GCF of 45, 70 and 85 is 5

What prime factors do 45, 70 and 85 share?

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

Can you get the GCF of 45, 70 and 85 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 45 and 70 is 5, and the GCF of 5 and 85 is 5 — 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 45 : 70 : 85?

Divide every term by the GCF 5: 45 ÷ 5 = 9, 70 ÷ 5 = 14 and 85 ÷ 5 = 17. So 45 : 70 : 85 in lowest terms is 9 : 14 : 17, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.