Maximal and minimal elements in divisibility order on {2,3,4,5,8,9,15,27,45}

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I'm stumbling on this basic question!

Let X = {2,3,4,5,8,9,15,27,45}.
Define a partial order | on X such that x|y <--> x divides y.

(a) Find the maximal and minimal elements
(b) Is there a greatest element, if so what is it?
(c) Is there a least element, if so what is it?
(d) Draw the Hasse diagram

Please help!
 
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