What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46306 and 46312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46306 and 46312 is 2.

GCF(46306,46312) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46306 and 46312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46306 and 46312.

How to find the GCF of 46306 and 46312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46306 and 46312. After we will calculate the factors of 46306 and 46312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46306

Prime factors of 46306 are 2, 13, 137. Prime factorization of 46306 in exponential form is:

46306 = 2¹ × 13² × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46312

Prime factors of 46312 are 2, 7, 827. Prime factorization of 46312 in exponential form is:

46312 = 2³ × 7¹ × 827¹

Step-3: Factors of 46306

List of positive integer factors of 46306 that divides 46306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 137, 169, 274, 338, 1781, 3562, 23153

Step-4: Factors of 46312

List of positive integer factors of 46312 that divides 46306 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 827, 1654, 3308, 5789, 6616, 11578, 23156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46306 and 46312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46306 and 46312 is 2.

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