What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45978 and 45994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45978 and 45994 is 2.

GCF(45978,45994) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45978 and 45994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45978 and 45994.

How to find the GCF of 45978 and 45994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45978 and 45994. After we will calculate the factors of 45978 and 45994 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 45994

Prime factors of 45994 are 2, 13, 29, 61. Prime factorization of 45994 in exponential form is:

45994 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 61¹

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 45994

List of positive integer factors of 45994 that divides 45978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 29, 58, 61, 122, 377, 754, 793, 1586, 1769, 3538, 22997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45978 and 45994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45978 and 45994 is 2.

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