What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45672 and 45681?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45672 and 45681 is 3.

GCF(45672,45681) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45672 and 45681, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45672 and 45681.

How to find the GCF of 45672 and 45681?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45672 and 45681. After we will calculate the factors of 45672 and 45681 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45672

Prime factors of 45672 are 2, 3, 11, 173. Prime factorization of 45672 in exponential form is:

45672 = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45681

Prime factors of 45681 are 3, 15227. Prime factorization of 45681 in exponential form is:

45681 = 3¹ × 15227¹

Step-3: Factors of 45672

List of positive integer factors of 45672 that divides 45672 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 22, 24, 33, 44, 66, 88, 132, 173, 264, 346, 519, 692, 1038, 1384, 1903, 2076, 3806, 4152, 5709, 7612, 11418, 15224, 22836

Step-4: Factors of 45681

List of positive integer factors of 45681 that divides 45672 without a remainder.

1, 3, 15227

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45672 and 45681. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45672 and 45681 is 3.

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