What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46160 and 46178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46160 and 46178 is 2.

GCF(46160,46178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46160 and 46178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46160 and 46178.

How to find the GCF of 46160 and 46178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46160 and 46178. After we will calculate the factors of 46160 and 46178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46160

Prime factors of 46160 are 2, 5, 577. Prime factorization of 46160 in exponential form is:

46160 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46178

Prime factors of 46178 are 2, 11, 2099. Prime factorization of 46178 in exponential form is:

46178 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2099¹

Step-3: Factors of 46160

List of positive integer factors of 46160 that divides 46160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 577, 1154, 2308, 2885, 4616, 5770, 9232, 11540, 23080

Step-4: Factors of 46178

List of positive integer factors of 46178 that divides 46160 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2099, 4198, 23089

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46160 and 46178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46160 and 46178 is 2.

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