What is the Greatest Common Factor of 18446 and 18462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 18446 and 18462 is 2.

GCF(18446,18462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 18446 and 18462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 18446 and 18462.

How to find the GCF of 18446 and 18462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 18446 and 18462. After we will calculate the factors of 18446 and 18462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 18446

Prime factors of 18446 are 2, 23, 401. Prime factorization of 18446 in exponential form is:

18446 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 18462

Prime factors of 18462 are 2, 3, 17, 181. Prime factorization of 18462 in exponential form is:

18462 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 18446

List of positive integer factors of 18446 that divides 18446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 401, 802, 9223

Step-4: Factors of 18462

List of positive integer factors of 18462 that divides 18446 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 181, 362, 543, 1086, 3077, 6154, 9231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 18446 and 18462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 18446 and 18462 is 2.

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