What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46044 and 46062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46044 and 46062 is 18.

GCF(46044,46062) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46044 and 46062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46044 and 46062.

How to find the GCF of 46044 and 46062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46044 and 46062. After we will calculate the factors of 46044 and 46062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 46062

Prime factors of 46062 are 2, 3, 853. Prime factorization of 46062 in exponential form is:

46062 = 2¹ × 3³ × 853¹

Step-3: Factors of 46044

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 46062

List of positive integer factors of 46062 that divides 46044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 853, 1706, 2559, 5118, 7677, 15354, 23031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46044 and 46062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46044 and 46062 is 18.

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