What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45798 and 45802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45798 and 45802 is 2.

GCF(45798,45802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45798 and 45802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45798 and 45802.

How to find the GCF of 45798 and 45802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45798 and 45802. After we will calculate the factors of 45798 and 45802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45798

Prime factors of 45798 are 2, 3, 17, 449. Prime factorization of 45798 in exponential form is:

45798 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45802

Prime factors of 45802 are 2, 22901. Prime factorization of 45802 in exponential form is:

45802 = 2¹ × 22901¹

Step-3: Factors of 45798

List of positive integer factors of 45798 that divides 45798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 449, 898, 1347, 2694, 7633, 15266, 22899

Step-4: Factors of 45802

List of positive integer factors of 45802 that divides 45798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 22901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45798 and 45802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45798 and 45802 is 2.

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