What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45222 and 45236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45222 and 45236 is 2.

GCF(45222,45236) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45222 and 45236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45222 and 45236.

How to find the GCF of 45222 and 45236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45222 and 45236. After we will calculate the factors of 45222 and 45236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45222

Prime factors of 45222 are 2, 3, 7537. Prime factorization of 45222 in exponential form is:

45222 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7537¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45236

Prime factors of 45236 are 2, 43, 263. Prime factorization of 45236 in exponential form is:

45236 = 2² × 43¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 45222

List of positive integer factors of 45222 that divides 45222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7537, 15074, 22611

Step-4: Factors of 45236

List of positive integer factors of 45236 that divides 45222 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 263, 526, 1052, 11309, 22618

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45222 and 45236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45222 and 45236 is 2.

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