What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45241 and 45257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45241 and 45257 is 1.

GCF(45241,45257) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45241 and 45257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45241 and 45257.

How to find the GCF of 45241 and 45257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45241 and 45257. After we will calculate the factors of 45241 and 45257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45241

Prime factors of 45241 are 7, 23, 281. Prime factorization of 45241 in exponential form is:

45241 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45257

Prime factors of 45257 are 167, 271. Prime factorization of 45257 in exponential form is:

45257 = 167¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 45241

List of positive integer factors of 45241 that divides 45241 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 161, 281, 1967, 6463

Step-4: Factors of 45257

List of positive integer factors of 45257 that divides 45241 without a remainder.

1, 167, 271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45241 and 45257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45241 and 45257 is 1.

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