What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45142 and 45146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45142 and 45146 is 2.

GCF(45142,45146) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45142 and 45146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45142 and 45146.

How to find the GCF of 45142 and 45146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45142 and 45146. After we will calculate the factors of 45142 and 45146 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45142

Prime factors of 45142 are 2, 22571. Prime factorization of 45142 in exponential form is:

45142 = 2¹ × 22571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45146

Prime factors of 45146 are 2, 22573. Prime factorization of 45146 in exponential form is:

45146 = 2¹ × 22573¹

Step-3: Factors of 45142

List of positive integer factors of 45142 that divides 45142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22571

Step-4: Factors of 45146

List of positive integer factors of 45146 that divides 45142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22573

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45142 and 45146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45142 and 45146 is 2.

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