What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46268 and 46274?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46268 and 46274 is 2.

GCF(46268,46274) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46268 and 46274, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46268 and 46274.

How to find the GCF of 46268 and 46274?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46268 and 46274. After we will calculate the factors of 46268 and 46274 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46268

Prime factors of 46268 are 2, 43, 269. Prime factorization of 46268 in exponential form is:

46268 = 2² × 43¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46274

Prime factors of 46274 are 2, 17, 1361. Prime factorization of 46274 in exponential form is:

46274 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1361¹

Step-3: Factors of 46268

List of positive integer factors of 46268 that divides 46268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 269, 538, 1076, 11567, 23134

Step-4: Factors of 46274

List of positive integer factors of 46274 that divides 46268 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1361, 2722, 23137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46268 and 46274. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46268 and 46274 is 2.

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