What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45965 and 45974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45965 and 45974 is 1.

GCF(45965,45974) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45965 and 45974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45965 and 45974.

How to find the GCF of 45965 and 45974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45965 and 45974. After we will calculate the factors of 45965 and 45974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45965

Prime factors of 45965 are 5, 29, 317. Prime factorization of 45965 in exponential form is:

45965 = 5¹ × 29¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45974

Prime factors of 45974 are 2, 127, 181. Prime factorization of 45974 in exponential form is:

45974 = 2¹ × 127¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 45965

List of positive integer factors of 45965 that divides 45965 without a remainder.

1, 5, 29, 145, 317, 1585, 9193

Step-4: Factors of 45974

List of positive integer factors of 45974 that divides 45965 without a remainder.

1, 2, 127, 181, 254, 362, 22987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45965 and 45974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45965 and 45974 is 1.

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