What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45285 and 45291?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45285 and 45291 is 3.

GCF(45285,45291) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45285 and 45291, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45285 and 45291.

How to find the GCF of 45285 and 45291?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45285 and 45291. After we will calculate the factors of 45285 and 45291 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45285

Prime factors of 45285 are 3, 5, 3019. Prime factorization of 45285 in exponential form is:

45285 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45291

Prime factors of 45291 are 3, 31, 487. Prime factorization of 45291 in exponential form is:

45291 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 487¹

Step-3: Factors of 45285

List of positive integer factors of 45285 that divides 45285 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3019, 9057, 15095

Step-4: Factors of 45291

List of positive integer factors of 45291 that divides 45285 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 487, 1461, 15097

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45285 and 45291. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45285 and 45291 is 3.

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