What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45246 and 45258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45246 and 45258 is 6.

GCF(45246,45258) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45246 and 45258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45246 and 45258.

How to find the GCF of 45246 and 45258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45246 and 45258. After we will calculate the factors of 45246 and 45258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45246

Prime factors of 45246 are 2, 3, 7541. Prime factorization of 45246 in exponential form is:

45246 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7541¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45258

Prime factors of 45258 are 2, 3, 19, 397. Prime factorization of 45258 in exponential form is:

45258 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 397¹

Step-3: Factors of 45246

List of positive integer factors of 45246 that divides 45246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7541, 15082, 22623

Step-4: Factors of 45258

List of positive integer factors of 45258 that divides 45246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 38, 57, 114, 397, 794, 1191, 2382, 7543, 15086, 22629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45246 and 45258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45246 and 45258 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 45246 and 45258