What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46262 and 46266?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46262 and 46266 is 2.

GCF(46262,46266) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46262 and 46266, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46262 and 46266.

How to find the GCF of 46262 and 46266?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46262 and 46266. After we will calculate the factors of 46262 and 46266 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46262

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

46262 = 2¹ × 23131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46266

Prime factors of 46266 are 2, 3, 11, 701. Prime factorization of 46266 in exponential form is:

46266 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 701¹

Step-3: Factors of 46262

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

1, 2, 23131

Step-4: Factors of 46266

List of positive integer factors of 46266 that divides 46262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 701, 1402, 2103, 4206, 7711, 15422, 23133

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46262 and 46266. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46262 and 46266 is 2.

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