What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46246 and 46261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46246 and 46261 is 1.

GCF(46246,46261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46246 and 46261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46246 and 46261.

How to find the GCF of 46246 and 46261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46246 and 46261. After we will calculate the factors of 46246 and 46261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46246

Prime factors of 46246 are 2, 19, 1217. Prime factorization of 46246 in exponential form is:

46246 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1217¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46261

Prime factors of 46261 are 46261. Prime factorization of 46261 in exponential form is:

46261 = 46261¹

Step-3: Factors of 46246

List of positive integer factors of 46246 that divides 46246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1217, 2434, 23123

Step-4: Factors of 46261

List of positive integer factors of 46261 that divides 46246 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46246 and 46261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46246 and 46261 is 1.

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