What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46286 and 46292?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46286 and 46292 is 2.

GCF(46286,46292) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46286 and 46292, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46286 and 46292.

How to find the GCF of 46286 and 46292?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46286 and 46292. After we will calculate the factors of 46286 and 46292 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46286

Prime factors of 46286 are 2, 23143. Prime factorization of 46286 in exponential form is:

46286 = 2¹ × 23143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46292

Prime factors of 46292 are 2, 71, 163. Prime factorization of 46292 in exponential form is:

46292 = 2² × 71¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 46286

List of positive integer factors of 46286 that divides 46286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23143

Step-4: Factors of 46292

List of positive integer factors of 46292 that divides 46286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 71, 142, 163, 284, 326, 652, 11573, 23146

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46286 and 46292. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46286 and 46292 is 2.

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