What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45972 and 45983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45972 and 45983 is 1.

GCF(45972,45983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45972 and 45983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45972 and 45983.

How to find the GCF of 45972 and 45983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45972 and 45983. After we will calculate the factors of 45972 and 45983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45972

Prime factors of 45972 are 2, 3, 1277. Prime factorization of 45972 in exponential form is:

45972 = 2² × 3² × 1277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45983

Prime factors of 45983 are 7, 6569. Prime factorization of 45983 in exponential form is:

45983 = 7¹ × 6569¹

Step-3: Factors of 45972

List of positive integer factors of 45972 that divides 45972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1277, 2554, 3831, 5108, 7662, 11493, 15324, 22986

Step-4: Factors of 45983

List of positive integer factors of 45983 that divides 45972 without a remainder.

1, 7, 6569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45972 and 45983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45972 and 45983 is 1.

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