What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46302 and 46316?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46302 and 46316 is 2.

GCF(46302,46316) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46302 and 46316, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46302 and 46316.

How to find the GCF of 46302 and 46316?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46302 and 46316. After we will calculate the factors of 46302 and 46316 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46302

Prime factors of 46302 are 2, 3, 7717. Prime factorization of 46302 in exponential form is:

46302 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7717¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46316

Prime factors of 46316 are 2, 11579. Prime factorization of 46316 in exponential form is:

46316 = 2² × 11579¹

Step-3: Factors of 46302

List of positive integer factors of 46302 that divides 46302 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7717, 15434, 23151

Step-4: Factors of 46316

List of positive integer factors of 46316 that divides 46302 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11579, 23158

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46302 and 46316. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46302 and 46316 is 2.

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