What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45996 and 46003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45996 and 46003 is 1.

GCF(45996,46003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45996 and 46003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45996 and 46003.

How to find the GCF of 45996 and 46003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45996 and 46003. After we will calculate the factors of 45996 and 46003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45996

Prime factors of 45996 are 2, 3, 3833. Prime factorization of 45996 in exponential form is:

45996 = 2² × 3¹ × 3833¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46003

Prime factors of 46003 are 179, 257. Prime factorization of 46003 in exponential form is:

46003 = 179¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 45996

List of positive integer factors of 45996 that divides 45996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3833, 7666, 11499, 15332, 22998

Step-4: Factors of 46003

List of positive integer factors of 46003 that divides 45996 without a remainder.

1, 179, 257

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45996 and 46003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45996 and 46003 is 1.

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