What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46026 and 46038?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46026 and 46038 is 6.

GCF(46026,46038) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46026 and 46038, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46026 and 46038.

How to find the GCF of 46026 and 46038?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46026 and 46038. After we will calculate the factors of 46026 and 46038 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46026

Prime factors of 46026 are 2, 3, 2557. Prime factorization of 46026 in exponential form is:

46026 = 2¹ × 3² × 2557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46038

Prime factors of 46038 are 2, 3, 7673. Prime factorization of 46038 in exponential form is:

46038 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7673¹

Step-3: Factors of 46026

List of positive integer factors of 46026 that divides 46026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2557, 5114, 7671, 15342, 23013

Step-4: Factors of 46038

List of positive integer factors of 46038 that divides 46026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7673, 15346, 23019

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46026 and 46038. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46026 and 46038 is 6.

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