What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46042 and 46048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46042 and 46048 is 2.

GCF(46042,46048) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46042 and 46048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46042 and 46048.

How to find the GCF of 46042 and 46048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46042 and 46048. After we will calculate the factors of 46042 and 46048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46042

Prime factors of 46042 are 2, 23021. Prime factorization of 46042 in exponential form is:

46042 = 2¹ × 23021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46048

Prime factors of 46048 are 2, 1439. Prime factorization of 46048 in exponential form is:

46048 = 2⁵ × 1439¹

Step-3: Factors of 46042

List of positive integer factors of 46042 that divides 46042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23021

Step-4: Factors of 46048

List of positive integer factors of 46048 that divides 46042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1439, 2878, 5756, 11512, 23024

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46042 and 46048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46042 and 46048 is 2.

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