What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45852 and 45871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45852 and 45871 is 1.

GCF(45852,45871) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45852 and 45871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45852 and 45871.

How to find the GCF of 45852 and 45871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45852 and 45871. After we will calculate the factors of 45852 and 45871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45852

Prime factors of 45852 are 2, 3, 3821. Prime factorization of 45852 in exponential form is:

45852 = 2² × 3¹ × 3821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45871

Prime factors of 45871 are 7, 6553. Prime factorization of 45871 in exponential form is:

45871 = 7¹ × 6553¹

Step-3: Factors of 45852

List of positive integer factors of 45852 that divides 45852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3821, 7642, 11463, 15284, 22926

Step-4: Factors of 45871

List of positive integer factors of 45871 that divides 45852 without a remainder.

1, 7, 6553

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45852 and 45871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45852 and 45871 is 1.

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