What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46418 and 46426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46418 and 46426 is 2.

GCF(46418,46426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46418 and 46426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46418 and 46426.

How to find the GCF of 46418 and 46426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46418 and 46426. After we will calculate the factors of 46418 and 46426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46418

Prime factors of 46418 are 2, 23209. Prime factorization of 46418 in exponential form is:

46418 = 2¹ × 23209¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46426

Prime factors of 46426 are 2, 139, 167. Prime factorization of 46426 in exponential form is:

46426 = 2¹ × 139¹ × 167¹

Step-3: Factors of 46418

List of positive integer factors of 46418 that divides 46418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23209

Step-4: Factors of 46426

List of positive integer factors of 46426 that divides 46418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 139, 167, 278, 334, 23213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46418 and 46426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46418 and 46426 is 2.

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