What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43462 and 43466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43462 and 43466 is 2.

GCF(43462,43466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43462 and 43466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43462 and 43466.

How to find the GCF of 43462 and 43466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43462 and 43466. After we will calculate the factors of 43462 and 43466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43462

Prime factors of 43462 are 2, 31, 701. Prime factorization of 43462 in exponential form is:

43462 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43466

Prime factors of 43466 are 2, 103, 211. Prime factorization of 43466 in exponential form is:

43466 = 2¹ × 103¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 43462

List of positive integer factors of 43462 that divides 43462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 701, 1402, 21731

Step-4: Factors of 43466

List of positive integer factors of 43466 that divides 43462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 103, 206, 211, 422, 21733

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43462 and 43466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43462 and 43466 is 2.

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