What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45308 and 45326?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45308 and 45326 is 2.

GCF(45308,45326) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45308 and 45326, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45308 and 45326.

How to find the GCF of 45308 and 45326?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45308 and 45326. After we will calculate the factors of 45308 and 45326 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45308

Prime factors of 45308 are 2, 47, 241. Prime factorization of 45308 in exponential form is:

45308 = 2² × 47¹ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45326

Prime factors of 45326 are 2, 131, 173. Prime factorization of 45326 in exponential form is:

45326 = 2¹ × 131¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 45308

List of positive integer factors of 45308 that divides 45308 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 188, 241, 482, 964, 11327, 22654

Step-4: Factors of 45326

List of positive integer factors of 45326 that divides 45308 without a remainder.

1, 2, 131, 173, 262, 346, 22663

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45308 and 45326. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45308 and 45326 is 2.

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