What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46262 and 46278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46262 and 46278 is 2.

GCF(46262,46278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46262 and 46278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46262 and 46278.

How to find the GCF of 46262 and 46278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46262 and 46278. After we will calculate the factors of 46262 and 46278 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 46278

Prime factors of 46278 are 2, 3, 857. Prime factorization of 46278 in exponential form is:

46278 = 2¹ × 3³ × 857¹

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 46278

List of positive integer factors of 46278 that divides 46262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 857, 1714, 2571, 5142, 7713, 15426, 23139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46262 and 46278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46262 and 46278 is 2.

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