What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45642 and 45646?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45642 and 45646 is 2.

GCF(45642,45646) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45642 and 45646, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45642 and 45646.

How to find the GCF of 45642 and 45646?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45642 and 45646. After we will calculate the factors of 45642 and 45646 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45642

Prime factors of 45642 are 2, 3, 7607. Prime factorization of 45642 in exponential form is:

45642 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45646

Prime factors of 45646 are 2, 29, 787. Prime factorization of 45646 in exponential form is:

45646 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 45642

List of positive integer factors of 45642 that divides 45642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7607, 15214, 22821

Step-4: Factors of 45646

List of positive integer factors of 45646 that divides 45642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 787, 1574, 22823

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45642 and 45646. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45642 and 45646 is 2.

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