What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46026 and 46044?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46026 and 46044 is 18.

GCF(46026,46044) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46026 and 46044, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46026 and 46044.

How to find the GCF of 46026 and 46044?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46026 and 46044. After we will calculate the factors of 46026 and 46044 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 46044

Prime factors of 46044 are 2, 3, 1279. Prime factorization of 46044 in exponential form is:

46044 = 2² × 3² × 1279¹

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 46044

List of positive integer factors of 46044 that divides 46026 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1279, 2558, 3837, 5116, 7674, 11511, 15348, 23022

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46026 and 46044. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46026 and 46044 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46026 and 46044