What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45257 and 45261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45257 and 45261 is 1.

GCF(45257,45261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45257 and 45261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45257 and 45261.

How to find the GCF of 45257 and 45261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45257 and 45261. After we will calculate the factors of 45257 and 45261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45257

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

45257 = 167¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45261

Prime factors of 45261 are 3, 47, 107. Prime factorization of 45261 in exponential form is:

45261 = 3² × 47¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 45257

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

1, 167, 271

Step-4: Factors of 45261

List of positive integer factors of 45261 that divides 45257 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 47, 107, 141, 321, 423, 963, 5029, 15087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45257 and 45261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45257 and 45261 is 1.

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