What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45254 and 45271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45254 and 45271 is 17.

GCF(45254,45271) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45254 and 45271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45254 and 45271.

How to find the GCF of 45254 and 45271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45254 and 45271. After we will calculate the factors of 45254 and 45271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45254

Prime factors of 45254 are 2, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 45254 in exponential form is:

45254 = 2¹ × 11³ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45271

Prime factors of 45271 are 17, 2663. Prime factorization of 45271 in exponential form is:

45271 = 17¹ × 2663¹

Step-3: Factors of 45254

List of positive integer factors of 45254 that divides 45254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 17, 22, 34, 121, 187, 242, 374, 1331, 2057, 2662, 4114, 22627

Step-4: Factors of 45271

List of positive integer factors of 45271 that divides 45254 without a remainder.

1, 17, 2663

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45254 and 45271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45254 and 45271 is 17.

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