pre_text: 1. Description of the business and summary of significant accounting policies: (Continued) Shares of restricted stock are included in the computation of basic EPS as they vest and are included in diluted EPS, to the extent they are dilutive, determined using the treasury stock method. The following details the determination of the diluted weighted average shares:
table: Year Ended December 31, 2019 Year Ended December 31, 2018 Year Ended December 31, 2017
table: Weighted average common shares—basic 45,542,315 45,280,161 44,855,263
table: Dilutive effect of stock options 32,222 33,134 31,534
table: Dilutive effect of restricted stock 505,858 467,659 297,406
table: 46,080,395 45,780,954 45,184,203
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the average number of basic weighted average common shares in 2018 and 2019?