What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45674 and 45686?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45674 and 45686 is 2.

GCF(45674,45686) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45674 and 45686, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45674 and 45686.

How to find the GCF of 45674 and 45686?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45674 and 45686. After we will calculate the factors of 45674 and 45686 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45674

Prime factors of 45674 are 2, 41, 557. Prime factorization of 45674 in exponential form is:

45674 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45686

Prime factors of 45686 are 2, 53, 431. Prime factorization of 45686 in exponential form is:

45686 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 431¹

Step-3: Factors of 45674

List of positive integer factors of 45674 that divides 45674 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 557, 1114, 22837

Step-4: Factors of 45686

List of positive integer factors of 45686 that divides 45674 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 431, 862, 22843

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45674 and 45686. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45674 and 45686 is 2.

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