What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45462 and 45472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45462 and 45472 is 2.

GCF(45462,45472) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45462 and 45472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45462 and 45472.

How to find the GCF of 45462 and 45472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45462 and 45472. After we will calculate the factors of 45462 and 45472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45462

Prime factors of 45462 are 2, 3, 7577. Prime factorization of 45462 in exponential form is:

45462 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45472

Prime factors of 45472 are 2, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 45472 in exponential form is:

45472 = 2⁵ × 7² × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 45462

List of positive integer factors of 45462 that divides 45462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7577, 15154, 22731

Step-4: Factors of 45472

List of positive integer factors of 45472 that divides 45462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 29, 32, 49, 56, 58, 98, 112, 116, 196, 203, 224, 232, 392, 406, 464, 784, 812, 928, 1421, 1568, 1624, 2842, 3248, 5684, 6496, 11368, 22736

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45462 and 45472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45462 and 45472 is 2.

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