What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20232 and 20246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20232 and 20246 is 2.

GCF(20232,20246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20232 and 20246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20232 and 20246.

How to find the GCF of 20232 and 20246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20232 and 20246. After we will calculate the factors of 20232 and 20246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20232

Prime factors of 20232 are 2, 3, 281. Prime factorization of 20232 in exponential form is:

20232 = 2³ × 3² × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20246

Prime factors of 20246 are 2, 53, 191. Prime factorization of 20246 in exponential form is:

20246 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 20232

List of positive integer factors of 20232 that divides 20232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 281, 562, 843, 1124, 1686, 2248, 2529, 3372, 5058, 6744, 10116

Step-4: Factors of 20246

List of positive integer factors of 20246 that divides 20232 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 106, 191, 382, 10123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20232 and 20246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20232 and 20246 is 2.

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