What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45336 and 45356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45336 and 45356 is 4.

GCF(45336,45356) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45336 and 45356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45336 and 45356.

How to find the GCF of 45336 and 45356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45336 and 45356. After we will calculate the factors of 45336 and 45356 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45336

Prime factors of 45336 are 2, 3, 1889. Prime factorization of 45336 in exponential form is:

45336 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1889¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45356

Prime factors of 45356 are 2, 17, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 45356 in exponential form is:

45356 = 2² × 17¹ × 23¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 45336

List of positive integer factors of 45336 that divides 45336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1889, 3778, 5667, 7556, 11334, 15112, 22668

Step-4: Factors of 45356

List of positive integer factors of 45356 that divides 45336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 23, 29, 34, 46, 58, 68, 92, 116, 391, 493, 667, 782, 986, 1334, 1564, 1972, 2668, 11339, 22678

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45336 and 45356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45336 and 45356 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 45336 and 45356