What is the Greatest Common Factor of 44740 and 44745?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 44740 and 44745 is 5.

GCF(44740,44745) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 44740 and 44745, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 44740 and 44745.

How to find the GCF of 44740 and 44745?

We will first find the prime factorization of 44740 and 44745. After we will calculate the factors of 44740 and 44745 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 44740

Prime factors of 44740 are 2, 5, 2237. Prime factorization of 44740 in exponential form is:

44740 = 2² × 5¹ × 2237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 44745

Prime factors of 44745 are 3, 5, 19, 157. Prime factorization of 44745 in exponential form is:

44745 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 44740

List of positive integer factors of 44740 that divides 44740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2237, 4474, 8948, 11185, 22370

Step-4: Factors of 44745

List of positive integer factors of 44745 that divides 44740 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 19, 57, 95, 157, 285, 471, 785, 2355, 2983, 8949, 14915

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 44740 and 44745. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 44740 and 44745 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 44740 and 44745