What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4046 and 4052?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4046 and 4052 is 2.

GCF(4046,4052) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4046 and 4052, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4046 and 4052.

How to find the GCF of 4046 and 4052?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4046 and 4052. After we will calculate the factors of 4046 and 4052 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4046

Prime factors of 4046 are 2, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 4046 in exponential form is:

4046 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 17²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4052

Prime factors of 4052 are 2, 1013. Prime factorization of 4052 in exponential form is:

4052 = 2² × 1013¹

Step-3: Factors of 4046

List of positive integer factors of 4046 that divides 4046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 17, 34, 119, 238, 289, 578, 2023

Step-4: Factors of 4052

List of positive integer factors of 4052 that divides 4046 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1013, 2026

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4046 and 4052. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4046 and 4052 is 2.

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