What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46242 and 46260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46242 and 46260 is 18.

GCF(46242,46260) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46242 and 46260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46242 and 46260.

How to find the GCF of 46242 and 46260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46242 and 46260. After we will calculate the factors of 46242 and 46260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 46260

Prime factors of 46260 are 2, 3, 5, 257. Prime factorization of 46260 in exponential form is:

46260 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 46242

List of positive integer factors of 46242 that divides 46242 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

Step-4: Factors of 46260

List of positive integer factors of 46260 that divides 46242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 90, 180, 257, 514, 771, 1028, 1285, 1542, 2313, 2570, 3084, 3855, 4626, 5140, 7710, 9252, 11565, 15420, 23130

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46242 and 46260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46242 and 46260 is 18.

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