What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45906 and 45924?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45906 and 45924 is 6.

GCF(45906,45924) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45906 and 45924, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45906 and 45924.

How to find the GCF of 45906 and 45924?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45906 and 45924. After we will calculate the factors of 45906 and 45924 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45906

Prime factors of 45906 are 2, 3, 7, 1093. Prime factorization of 45906 in exponential form is:

45906 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1093¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45924

Prime factors of 45924 are 2, 3, 43, 89. Prime factorization of 45924 in exponential form is:

45924 = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 45906

List of positive integer factors of 45906 that divides 45906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1093, 2186, 3279, 6558, 7651, 15302, 22953

Step-4: Factors of 45924

List of positive integer factors of 45924 that divides 45906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 43, 86, 89, 129, 172, 178, 258, 267, 356, 516, 534, 1068, 3827, 7654, 11481, 15308, 22962

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45906 and 45924. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45906 and 45924 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 45906 and 45924