What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45740 and 45760?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45740 and 45760 is 20.

GCF(45740,45760) = 20

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45740 and 45760, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45740 and 45760.

How to find the GCF of 45740 and 45760?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45740 and 45760. After we will calculate the factors of 45740 and 45760 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45740

Prime factors of 45740 are 2, 5, 2287. Prime factorization of 45740 in exponential form is:

45740 = 2² × 5¹ × 2287¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45760

Prime factors of 45760 are 2, 5, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 45760 in exponential form is:

45760 = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 45740

List of positive integer factors of 45740 that divides 45740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2287, 4574, 9148, 11435, 22870

Step-4: Factors of 45760

List of positive integer factors of 45760 that divides 45740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 20, 22, 26, 32, 40, 44, 52, 55, 64, 65, 80, 88, 104, 110, 130, 143, 160, 176, 208, 220, 260, 286, 320, 352, 416, 440, 520, 572, 704, 715, 832, 880, 1040, 1144, 1430, 1760, 2080, 2288, 2860, 3520, 4160, 4576, 5720, 9152, 11440, 22880

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45740 and 45760. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45740 and 45760 is 20.

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