What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45580 and 45598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45580 and 45598 is 2.

GCF(45580,45598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45580 and 45598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45580 and 45598.

How to find the GCF of 45580 and 45598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45580 and 45598. After we will calculate the factors of 45580 and 45598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45580

Prime factors of 45580 are 2, 5, 43, 53. Prime factorization of 45580 in exponential form is:

45580 = 2² × 5¹ × 43¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45598

Prime factors of 45598 are 2, 7, 3257. Prime factorization of 45598 in exponential form is:

45598 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3257¹

Step-3: Factors of 45580

List of positive integer factors of 45580 that divides 45580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 43, 53, 86, 106, 172, 212, 215, 265, 430, 530, 860, 1060, 2279, 4558, 9116, 11395, 22790

Step-4: Factors of 45598

List of positive integer factors of 45598 that divides 45580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3257, 6514, 22799

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45580 and 45598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45580 and 45598 is 2.

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