What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45388 and 45396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45388 and 45396 is 4.

GCF(45388,45396) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45388 and 45396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45388 and 45396.

How to find the GCF of 45388 and 45396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45388 and 45396. After we will calculate the factors of 45388 and 45396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45388

Prime factors of 45388 are 2, 7, 1621. Prime factorization of 45388 in exponential form is:

45388 = 2² × 7¹ × 1621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45396

Prime factors of 45396 are 2, 3, 13, 97. Prime factorization of 45396 in exponential form is:

45396 = 2² × 3² × 13¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 45388

List of positive integer factors of 45388 that divides 45388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1621, 3242, 6484, 11347, 22694

Step-4: Factors of 45396

List of positive integer factors of 45396 that divides 45388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 26, 36, 39, 52, 78, 97, 117, 156, 194, 234, 291, 388, 468, 582, 873, 1164, 1261, 1746, 2522, 3492, 3783, 5044, 7566, 11349, 15132, 22698

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45388 and 45396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45388 and 45396 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 45388 and 45396