What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45868 and 45879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45868 and 45879 is 1.

GCF(45868,45879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45868 and 45879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45868 and 45879.

How to find the GCF of 45868 and 45879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45868 and 45879. After we will calculate the factors of 45868 and 45879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45868

Prime factors of 45868 are 2, 11467. Prime factorization of 45868 in exponential form is:

45868 = 2² × 11467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45879

Prime factors of 45879 are 3, 41, 373. Prime factorization of 45879 in exponential form is:

45879 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 45868

List of positive integer factors of 45868 that divides 45868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11467, 22934

Step-4: Factors of 45879

List of positive integer factors of 45879 that divides 45868 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 123, 373, 1119, 15293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45868 and 45879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45868 and 45879 is 1.

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