What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45596 and 45602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45596 and 45602 is 2.

GCF(45596,45602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45596 and 45602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45596 and 45602.

How to find the GCF of 45596 and 45602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45596 and 45602. After we will calculate the factors of 45596 and 45602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45596

Prime factors of 45596 are 2, 11399. Prime factorization of 45596 in exponential form is:

45596 = 2² × 11399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45602

Prime factors of 45602 are 2, 151. Prime factorization of 45602 in exponential form is:

45602 = 2¹ × 151²

Step-3: Factors of 45596

List of positive integer factors of 45596 that divides 45596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11399, 22798

Step-4: Factors of 45602

List of positive integer factors of 45602 that divides 45596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 151, 302, 22801

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45596 and 45602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45596 and 45602 is 2.

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