What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45542 and 45554?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45542 and 45554 is 2.

GCF(45542,45554) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45542 and 45554, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45542 and 45554.

How to find the GCF of 45542 and 45554?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45542 and 45554. After we will calculate the factors of 45542 and 45554 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 45554

Prime factors of 45554 are 2, 22777. Prime factorization of 45554 in exponential form is:

45554 = 2¹ × 22777¹

Step-3: Factors of 45542

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 45554

List of positive integer factors of 45554 that divides 45542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22777

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45542 and 45554. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45542 and 45554 is 2.

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