What is the Greatest Common Factor of 45996 and 46012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 45996 and 46012 is 4.

GCF(45996,46012) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 45996 and 46012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 45996 and 46012.

How to find the GCF of 45996 and 46012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 45996 and 46012. After we will calculate the factors of 45996 and 46012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 45996

Prime factors of 45996 are 2, 3, 3833. Prime factorization of 45996 in exponential form is:

45996 = 2² × 3¹ × 3833¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46012

Prime factors of 46012 are 2, 11503. Prime factorization of 46012 in exponential form is:

46012 = 2² × 11503¹

Step-3: Factors of 45996

List of positive integer factors of 45996 that divides 45996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3833, 7666, 11499, 15332, 22998

Step-4: Factors of 46012

List of positive integer factors of 46012 that divides 45996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11503, 23006

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 45996 and 46012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 45996 and 46012 is 4.

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