What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45159 and 45174?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45159 and 45174 is 3.

GCF(45159,45174) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45159 and 45174, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45159 and 45174.

How to find the GCF of 45159 and 45174?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45159 and 45174. After we will calculate the factors of 45159 and 45174 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45159

Prime factors of 45159 are 3, 15053. Prime factorization of 45159 in exponential form is:

45159 = 3¹ × 15053¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45174

Prime factors of 45174 are 2, 3, 7529. Prime factorization of 45174 in exponential form is:

45174 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7529¹

Step-3: Factors of 45159

List of positive integer factors of 45159 that divides 45159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 15053

Step-4: Factors of 45174

List of positive integer factors of 45174 that divides 45159 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7529, 15058, 22587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45159 and 45174. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45159 and 45174 is 3.

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