What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46396 and 46402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46396 and 46402 is 2.

GCF(46396,46402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46396 and 46402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46396 and 46402.

How to find the GCF of 46396 and 46402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46396 and 46402. After we will calculate the factors of 46396 and 46402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46396

Prime factors of 46396 are 2, 7, 1657. Prime factorization of 46396 in exponential form is:

46396 = 2² × 7¹ × 1657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46402

Prime factors of 46402 are 2, 23201. Prime factorization of 46402 in exponential form is:

46402 = 2¹ × 23201¹

Step-3: Factors of 46396

List of positive integer factors of 46396 that divides 46396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1657, 3314, 6628, 11599, 23198

Step-4: Factors of 46402

List of positive integer factors of 46402 that divides 46396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46396 and 46402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46396 and 46402 is 2.

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