What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45212 and 45226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45212 and 45226 is 2.

GCF(45212,45226) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45212 and 45226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45212 and 45226.

How to find the GCF of 45212 and 45226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45212 and 45226. After we will calculate the factors of 45212 and 45226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45212

Prime factors of 45212 are 2, 89, 127. Prime factorization of 45212 in exponential form is:

45212 = 2² × 89¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45226

Prime factors of 45226 are 2, 22613. Prime factorization of 45226 in exponential form is:

45226 = 2¹ × 22613¹

Step-3: Factors of 45212

List of positive integer factors of 45212 that divides 45212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 89, 127, 178, 254, 356, 508, 11303, 22606

Step-4: Factors of 45226

List of positive integer factors of 45226 that divides 45212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45212 and 45226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45212 and 45226 is 2.

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