What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46372 and 46388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46372 and 46388 is 4.

GCF(46372,46388) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46372 and 46388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46372 and 46388.

How to find the GCF of 46372 and 46388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46372 and 46388. After we will calculate the factors of 46372 and 46388 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46372

Prime factors of 46372 are 2, 11593. Prime factorization of 46372 in exponential form is:

46372 = 2² × 11593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46388

Prime factors of 46388 are 2, 11597. Prime factorization of 46388 in exponential form is:

46388 = 2² × 11597¹

Step-3: Factors of 46372

List of positive integer factors of 46372 that divides 46372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11593, 23186

Step-4: Factors of 46388

List of positive integer factors of 46388 that divides 46372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11597, 23194

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46372 and 46388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46372 and 46388 is 4.

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