What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46236 and 46242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46236 and 46242 is 6.

GCF(46236,46242) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46236 and 46242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46236 and 46242.

How to find the GCF of 46236 and 46242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46236 and 46242. After we will calculate the factors of 46236 and 46242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46236

Prime factors of 46236 are 2, 3, 3853. Prime factorization of 46236 in exponential form is:

46236 = 2² × 3¹ × 3853¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46242

Prime factors of 46242 are 2, 3, 7, 367. Prime factorization of 46242 in exponential form is:

46242 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 46236

List of positive integer factors of 46236 that divides 46236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3853, 7706, 11559, 15412, 23118

Step-4: Factors of 46242

List of positive integer factors of 46242 that divides 46236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126, 367, 734, 1101, 2202, 2569, 3303, 5138, 6606, 7707, 15414, 23121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46236 and 46242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46236 and 46242 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46236 and 46242