What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45268 and 45278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45268 and 45278 is 2.

GCF(45268,45278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45268 and 45278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45268 and 45278.

How to find the GCF of 45268 and 45278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45268 and 45278. After we will calculate the factors of 45268 and 45278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45268

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

45268 = 2² × 11317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45278

Prime factors of 45278 are 2, 22639. Prime factorization of 45278 in exponential form is:

45278 = 2¹ × 22639¹

Step-3: Factors of 45268

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

1, 2, 4, 11317, 22634

Step-4: Factors of 45278

List of positive integer factors of 45278 that divides 45268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45268 and 45278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45268 and 45278 is 2.

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