What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46252 and 46262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46252 and 46262 is 2.

GCF(46252,46262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46252 and 46262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46252 and 46262.

How to find the GCF of 46252 and 46262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46252 and 46262. After we will calculate the factors of 46252 and 46262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46252

Prime factors of 46252 are 2, 31, 373. Prime factorization of 46252 in exponential form is:

46252 = 2² × 31¹ × 373¹

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 46252

List of positive integer factors of 46252 that divides 46252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124, 373, 746, 1492, 11563, 23126

Step-4: Factors of 46262

List of positive integer factors of 46262 that divides 46252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46252 and 46262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46252 and 46262 is 2.

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