What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10046 and 10052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10046 and 10052 is 2.

GCF(10046,10052) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10046 and 10052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10046 and 10052.

How to find the GCF of 10046 and 10052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10046 and 10052. After we will calculate the factors of 10046 and 10052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10046

Prime factors of 10046 are 2, 5023. Prime factorization of 10046 in exponential form is:

10046 = 2¹ × 5023¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10052

Prime factors of 10052 are 2, 7, 359. Prime factorization of 10052 in exponential form is:

10052 = 2² × 7¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 10046

List of positive integer factors of 10046 that divides 10046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5023

Step-4: Factors of 10052

List of positive integer factors of 10052 that divides 10046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 359, 718, 1436, 2513, 5026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10046 and 10052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10046 and 10052 is 2.

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