What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46266 and 46276?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46266 and 46276 is 2.

GCF(46266,46276) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46266 and 46276, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46266 and 46276.

How to find the GCF of 46266 and 46276?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46266 and 46276. After we will calculate the factors of 46266 and 46276 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 46276

Prime factors of 46276 are 2, 23, 503. Prime factorization of 46276 in exponential form is:

46276 = 2² × 23¹ × 503¹

Step-3: Factors of 46266

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 46276

List of positive integer factors of 46276 that divides 46266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 503, 1006, 2012, 11569, 23138

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46266 and 46276. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46266 and 46276 is 2.

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