What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46244 and 46262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46244 and 46262 is 2.

GCF(46244,46262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46244 and 46262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46244 and 46262.

How to find the GCF of 46244 and 46262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46244 and 46262. After we will calculate the factors of 46244 and 46262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46244

Prime factors of 46244 are 2, 11, 1051. Prime factorization of 46244 in exponential form is:

46244 = 2² × 11¹ × 1051¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46262

Prime factors of 46262 are 2, 23131. Prime factorization of 46262 in exponential form is:

46262 = 2¹ × 23131¹

Step-3: Factors of 46244

List of positive integer factors of 46244 that divides 46244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1051, 2102, 4204, 11561, 23122

Step-4: Factors of 46262

List of positive integer factors of 46262 that divides 46244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46244 and 46262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46244 and 46262 is 2.

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