What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46138 and 46142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46138 and 46142 is 2.

GCF(46138,46142) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46138 and 46142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46138 and 46142.

How to find the GCF of 46138 and 46142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46138 and 46142. After we will calculate the factors of 46138 and 46142 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46138

Prime factors of 46138 are 2, 17, 23, 59. Prime factorization of 46138 in exponential form is:

46138 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46142

Prime factors of 46142 are 2, 23071. Prime factorization of 46142 in exponential form is:

46142 = 2¹ × 23071¹

Step-3: Factors of 46138

List of positive integer factors of 46138 that divides 46138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 23, 34, 46, 59, 118, 391, 782, 1003, 1357, 2006, 2714, 23069

Step-4: Factors of 46142

List of positive integer factors of 46142 that divides 46138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23071

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46138 and 46142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46138 and 46142 is 2.

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