What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45146 and 45158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45146 and 45158 is 2.

GCF(45146,45158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45146 and 45158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45146 and 45158.

How to find the GCF of 45146 and 45158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45146 and 45158. After we will calculate the factors of 45146 and 45158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45146

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

45146 = 2¹ × 22573¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45158

Prime factors of 45158 are 2, 67, 337. Prime factorization of 45158 in exponential form is:

45158 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 45146

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

1, 2, 22573

Step-4: Factors of 45158

List of positive integer factors of 45158 that divides 45146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 337, 674, 22579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45146 and 45158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45146 and 45158 is 2.

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