What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45042 and 45046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45042 and 45046 is 2.

GCF(45042,45046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45042 and 45046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45042 and 45046.

How to find the GCF of 45042 and 45046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45042 and 45046. After we will calculate the factors of 45042 and 45046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45042

Prime factors of 45042 are 2, 3, 7507. Prime factorization of 45042 in exponential form is:

45042 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7507¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45046

Prime factors of 45046 are 2, 101, 223. Prime factorization of 45046 in exponential form is:

45046 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 45042

List of positive integer factors of 45042 that divides 45042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7507, 15014, 22521

Step-4: Factors of 45046

List of positive integer factors of 45046 that divides 45042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 202, 223, 446, 22523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45042 and 45046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45042 and 45046 is 2.

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