They can be: 2*27 = 54
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54 = 1 x 54, 2 x 27, 3 x 18, 6 x 9
To find this, you first have to split the numbers into their prime factors: 18 = 2x3x3 54 = 2x3x3x3 The next step is to identify any common prime factors. In this case both numbers have a 2 and two 3s as prime factors. Multiply these together gives you: 2x3x3 = 18 Therefore the HCF of 18 and 54 is 18.
In order to find common factors you need two or more numbers. However, the factors of 54 (at least 2 numbers that can be multiplied evenly, or with no remainder, into 54) are: 1,2,3,6,9,18,27, and 54.
Oh, isn't that a happy little math problem! To find the two prime numbers that equal 54, we gently divide 54 by the smallest prime number, which is 2. This gives us 27. Then, we continue to divide 27 by the next smallest prime number, which is 3. And there you have it, the two prime numbers that equal 54 are 2 and 3.
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54 | 1 x 54, 2 x 27, 3 x 18, 6 x 9