What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45896 and 45909?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45896 and 45909 is 1.

GCF(45896,45909) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45896 and 45909, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45896 and 45909.

How to find the GCF of 45896 and 45909?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45896 and 45909. After we will calculate the factors of 45896 and 45909 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45896

Prime factors of 45896 are 2, 5737. Prime factorization of 45896 in exponential form is:

45896 = 2³ × 5737¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45909

Prime factors of 45909 are 3, 5101. Prime factorization of 45909 in exponential form is:

45909 = 3² × 5101¹

Step-3: Factors of 45896

List of positive integer factors of 45896 that divides 45896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5737, 11474, 22948

Step-4: Factors of 45909

List of positive integer factors of 45909 that divides 45896 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5101, 15303

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45896 and 45909. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45896 and 45909 is 1.

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