What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10442 and 10462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10442 and 10462 is 2.

GCF(10442,10462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10442 and 10462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10442 and 10462.

How to find the GCF of 10442 and 10462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10442 and 10462. After we will calculate the factors of 10442 and 10462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10442

Prime factors of 10442 are 2, 23, 227. Prime factorization of 10442 in exponential form is:

10442 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10462

Prime factors of 10462 are 2, 5231. Prime factorization of 10462 in exponential form is:

10462 = 2¹ × 5231¹

Step-3: Factors of 10442

List of positive integer factors of 10442 that divides 10442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 227, 454, 5221

Step-4: Factors of 10462

List of positive integer factors of 10462 that divides 10442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10442 and 10462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10442 and 10462 is 2.

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