What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45268 and 45286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45268 and 45286 is 2.

GCF(45268,45286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45268 and 45286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45268 and 45286.

How to find the GCF of 45268 and 45286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45268 and 45286. After we will calculate the factors of 45268 and 45286 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 45286

Prime factors of 45286 are 2, 22643. Prime factorization of 45286 in exponential form is:

45286 = 2¹ × 22643¹

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 45286

List of positive integer factors of 45286 that divides 45268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22643

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45268 and 45286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45268 and 45286 is 2.

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