What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45252 and 45268?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45252 and 45268 is 4.

GCF(45252,45268) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45252 and 45268, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45252 and 45268.

How to find the GCF of 45252 and 45268?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45252 and 45268. After we will calculate the factors of 45252 and 45268 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45252

Prime factors of 45252 are 2, 3, 419. Prime factorization of 45252 in exponential form is:

45252 = 2² × 3³ × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45268

Prime factors of 45268 are 2, 11317. Prime factorization of 45268 in exponential form is:

45268 = 2² × 11317¹

Step-3: Factors of 45252

List of positive integer factors of 45252 that divides 45252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 419, 838, 1257, 1676, 2514, 3771, 5028, 7542, 11313, 15084, 22626

Step-4: Factors of 45268

List of positive integer factors of 45268 that divides 45252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11317, 22634

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45252 and 45268. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45252 and 45268 is 4.

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