answersLogoWhite

0

The greatest common factor of 54 and 72 is 18.

Method 1: Listing Factors

List all the factors of both numbers and the highest factor that is the same is the greatest common factor.

Factors of 54: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27

Factors of 72: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 36

The greatest common factor is 18.

Method 2: Prime Factorization

Find the prime factorization of each number. The prime numbers that the numbers all share multiply to the great common factor.

54=2*3*3*3

72=2*2*2*3*3

2*3*3=18

54 and 72 share one 2 and two 3's. Therefore, the greatest common factor is 18.
It is 18

User Avatar

Wiki User

7y ago

What else can I help you with?