What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45997 and 46013?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45997 and 46013 is 1.

GCF(45997,46013) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45997 and 46013, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45997 and 46013.

How to find the GCF of 45997 and 46013?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45997 and 46013. After we will calculate the factors of 45997 and 46013 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45997

Prime factors of 45997 are 7, 6571. Prime factorization of 45997 in exponential form is:

45997 = 7¹ × 6571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46013

Prime factors of 46013 are 11, 47, 89. Prime factorization of 46013 in exponential form is:

46013 = 11¹ × 47¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 45997

List of positive integer factors of 45997 that divides 45997 without a remainder.

1, 7, 6571

Step-4: Factors of 46013

List of positive integer factors of 46013 that divides 45997 without a remainder.

1, 11, 47, 89, 517, 979, 4183

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45997 and 46013. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45997 and 46013 is 1.

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