What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45687 and 45702?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45687 and 45702 is 3.

GCF(45687,45702) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45687 and 45702, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45687 and 45702.

How to find the GCF of 45687 and 45702?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45687 and 45702. After we will calculate the factors of 45687 and 45702 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45687

Prime factors of 45687 are 3, 97, 157. Prime factorization of 45687 in exponential form is:

45687 = 3¹ × 97¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45702

Prime factors of 45702 are 2, 3, 2539. Prime factorization of 45702 in exponential form is:

45702 = 2¹ × 3² × 2539¹

Step-3: Factors of 45687

List of positive integer factors of 45687 that divides 45687 without a remainder.

1, 3, 97, 157, 291, 471, 15229

Step-4: Factors of 45702

List of positive integer factors of 45702 that divides 45687 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2539, 5078, 7617, 15234, 22851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45687 and 45702. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45687 and 45702 is 3.

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