What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46237 and 46242?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46237 and 46242 is 1.

GCF(46237,46242) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46237 and 46242, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46237 and 46242.

How to find the GCF of 46237 and 46242?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46237 and 46242. After we will calculate the factors of 46237 and 46242 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46237

Prime factors of 46237 are 46237. Prime factorization of 46237 in exponential form is:

46237 = 46237¹

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 46237

List of positive integer factors of 46237 that divides 46237 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 46242

List of positive integer factors of 46242 that divides 46237 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 46237 and 46242. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46237 and 46242 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46237 and 46242