What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45908 and 45912?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45908 and 45912 is 4.

GCF(45908,45912) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45908 and 45912, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45908 and 45912.

How to find the GCF of 45908 and 45912?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45908 and 45912. After we will calculate the factors of 45908 and 45912 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45908

Prime factors of 45908 are 2, 23, 499. Prime factorization of 45908 in exponential form is:

45908 = 2² × 23¹ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45912

Prime factors of 45912 are 2, 3, 1913. Prime factorization of 45912 in exponential form is:

45912 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1913¹

Step-3: Factors of 45908

List of positive integer factors of 45908 that divides 45908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 499, 998, 1996, 11477, 22954

Step-4: Factors of 45912

List of positive integer factors of 45912 that divides 45908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1913, 3826, 5739, 7652, 11478, 15304, 22956

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45908 and 45912. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45908 and 45912 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 45908 and 45912