What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45948 and 45957?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45948 and 45957 is 3.

GCF(45948,45957) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45948 and 45957, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45948 and 45957.

How to find the GCF of 45948 and 45957?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45948 and 45957. After we will calculate the factors of 45948 and 45957 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45948

Prime factors of 45948 are 2, 3, 7, 547. Prime factorization of 45948 in exponential form is:

45948 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45957

Prime factors of 45957 are 3, 15319. Prime factorization of 45957 in exponential form is:

45957 = 3¹ × 15319¹

Step-3: Factors of 45948

List of positive integer factors of 45948 that divides 45948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 547, 1094, 1641, 2188, 3282, 3829, 6564, 7658, 11487, 15316, 22974

Step-4: Factors of 45957

List of positive integer factors of 45957 that divides 45948 without a remainder.

1, 3, 15319

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45948 and 45957. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45948 and 45957 is 3.

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