What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45850 and 45865?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45850 and 45865 is 5.

GCF(45850,45865) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45850 and 45865, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45850 and 45865.

How to find the GCF of 45850 and 45865?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45850 and 45865. After we will calculate the factors of 45850 and 45865 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45850

Prime factors of 45850 are 2, 5, 7, 131. Prime factorization of 45850 in exponential form is:

45850 = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45865

Prime factors of 45865 are 5, 9173. Prime factorization of 45865 in exponential form is:

45865 = 5¹ × 9173¹

Step-3: Factors of 45850

List of positive integer factors of 45850 that divides 45850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 25, 35, 50, 70, 131, 175, 262, 350, 655, 917, 1310, 1834, 3275, 4585, 6550, 9170, 22925

Step-4: Factors of 45865

List of positive integer factors of 45865 that divides 45850 without a remainder.

1, 5, 9173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45850 and 45865. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45850 and 45865 is 5.

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