What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45256 and 45274?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45256 and 45274 is 2.

GCF(45256,45274) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45256 and 45274, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45256 and 45274.

How to find the GCF of 45256 and 45274?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45256 and 45274. After we will calculate the factors of 45256 and 45274 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45256

Prime factors of 45256 are 2, 5657. Prime factorization of 45256 in exponential form is:

45256 = 2³ × 5657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45274

Prime factors of 45274 are 2, 22637. Prime factorization of 45274 in exponential form is:

45274 = 2¹ × 22637¹

Step-3: Factors of 45256

List of positive integer factors of 45256 that divides 45256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5657, 11314, 22628

Step-4: Factors of 45274

List of positive integer factors of 45274 that divides 45256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22637

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45256 and 45274. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45256 and 45274 is 2.

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