What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45978 and 45992?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45978 and 45992 is 2.

GCF(45978,45992) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45978 and 45992, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45978 and 45992.

How to find the GCF of 45978 and 45992?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45978 and 45992. After we will calculate the factors of 45978 and 45992 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45978

Prime factors of 45978 are 2, 3, 79, 97. Prime factorization of 45978 in exponential form is:

45978 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 45992

Prime factors of 45992 are 2, 5749. Prime factorization of 45992 in exponential form is:

45992 = 2³ × 5749¹

Step-3: Factors of 45978

List of positive integer factors of 45978 that divides 45978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 79, 97, 158, 194, 237, 291, 474, 582, 7663, 15326, 22989

Step-4: Factors of 45992

List of positive integer factors of 45992 that divides 45978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5749, 11498, 22996

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45978 and 45992. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45978 and 45992 is 2.

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