What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45974 and 45991?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45974 and 45991 is 1.

GCF(45974,45991) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45974 and 45991, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45974 and 45991.

How to find the GCF of 45974 and 45991?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45974 and 45991. After we will calculate the factors of 45974 and 45991 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 45991

Prime factors of 45991 are 11, 37, 113. Prime factorization of 45991 in exponential form is:

45991 = 11¹ × 37¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 45974

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 45991

List of positive integer factors of 45991 that divides 45974 without a remainder.

1, 11, 37, 113, 407, 1243, 4181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45974 and 45991. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45974 and 45991 is 1.

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