What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45237 and 45246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45237 and 45246 is 3.

GCF(45237,45246) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45237 and 45246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45237 and 45246.

How to find the GCF of 45237 and 45246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45237 and 45246. After we will calculate the factors of 45237 and 45246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45237

Prime factors of 45237 are 3, 17, 887. Prime factorization of 45237 in exponential form is:

45237 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45246

Prime factors of 45246 are 2, 3, 7541. Prime factorization of 45246 in exponential form is:

45246 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7541¹

Step-3: Factors of 45237

List of positive integer factors of 45237 that divides 45237 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 887, 2661, 15079

Step-4: Factors of 45246

List of positive integer factors of 45246 that divides 45237 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7541, 15082, 22623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45237 and 45246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45237 and 45246 is 3.

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