What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45555 and 45561?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45555 and 45561 is 3.

GCF(45555,45561) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45555 and 45561, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45555 and 45561.

How to find the GCF of 45555 and 45561?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45555 and 45561. After we will calculate the factors of 45555 and 45561 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45555

Prime factors of 45555 are 3, 5, 3037. Prime factorization of 45555 in exponential form is:

45555 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 3037¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45561

Prime factors of 45561 are 3, 15187. Prime factorization of 45561 in exponential form is:

45561 = 3¹ × 15187¹

Step-3: Factors of 45555

List of positive integer factors of 45555 that divides 45555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 3037, 9111, 15185

Step-4: Factors of 45561

List of positive integer factors of 45561 that divides 45555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 15187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45555 and 45561. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45555 and 45561 is 3.

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