What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46346 and 46366?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46346 and 46366 is 2.

GCF(46346,46366) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46346 and 46366, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46346 and 46366.

How to find the GCF of 46346 and 46366?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46346 and 46366. After we will calculate the factors of 46346 and 46366 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46346

Prime factors of 46346 are 2, 23173. Prime factorization of 46346 in exponential form is:

46346 = 2¹ × 23173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46366

Prime factors of 46366 are 2, 97, 239. Prime factorization of 46366 in exponential form is:

46366 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 46346

List of positive integer factors of 46346 that divides 46346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23173

Step-4: Factors of 46366

List of positive integer factors of 46366 that divides 46346 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 194, 239, 478, 23183

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46346 and 46366. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46346 and 46366 is 2.

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