What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45213 and 45231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45213 and 45231 is 3.

GCF(45213,45231) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45213 and 45231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45213 and 45231.

How to find the GCF of 45213 and 45231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45213 and 45231. After we will calculate the factors of 45213 and 45231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45213

Prime factors of 45213 are 3, 7, 2153. Prime factorization of 45213 in exponential form is:

45213 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2153¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45231

Prime factors of 45231 are 3, 15077. Prime factorization of 45231 in exponential form is:

45231 = 3¹ × 15077¹

Step-3: Factors of 45213

List of positive integer factors of 45213 that divides 45213 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2153, 6459, 15071

Step-4: Factors of 45231

List of positive integer factors of 45231 that divides 45213 without a remainder.

1, 3, 15077

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45213 and 45231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45213 and 45231 is 3.

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