What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45860 and 45875?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45860 and 45875 is 5.

GCF(45860,45875) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45860 and 45875, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45860 and 45875.

How to find the GCF of 45860 and 45875?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45860 and 45875. After we will calculate the factors of 45860 and 45875 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45860

Prime factors of 45860 are 2, 5, 2293. Prime factorization of 45860 in exponential form is:

45860 = 2² × 5¹ × 2293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45875

Prime factors of 45875 are 5, 367. Prime factorization of 45875 in exponential form is:

45875 = 5³ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 45860

List of positive integer factors of 45860 that divides 45860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2293, 4586, 9172, 11465, 22930

Step-4: Factors of 45875

List of positive integer factors of 45875 that divides 45860 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 125, 367, 1835, 9175

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45860 and 45875. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45860 and 45875 is 5.

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