What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45538 and 45542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45538 and 45542 is 2.

GCF(45538,45542) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45538 and 45542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45538 and 45542.

How to find the GCF of 45538 and 45542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45538 and 45542. After we will calculate the factors of 45538 and 45542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45538

Prime factors of 45538 are 2, 22769. Prime factorization of 45538 in exponential form is:

45538 = 2¹ × 22769¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45542

Prime factors of 45542 are 2, 7, 3253. Prime factorization of 45542 in exponential form is:

45542 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3253¹

Step-3: Factors of 45538

List of positive integer factors of 45538 that divides 45538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22769

Step-4: Factors of 45542

List of positive integer factors of 45542 that divides 45538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3253, 6506, 22771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45538 and 45542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45538 and 45542 is 2.

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