What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46468 and 46478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46468 and 46478 is 2.

GCF(46468,46478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46468 and 46478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46468 and 46478.

How to find the GCF of 46468 and 46478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46468 and 46478. After we will calculate the factors of 46468 and 46478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46468

Prime factors of 46468 are 2, 11617. Prime factorization of 46468 in exponential form is:

46468 = 2² × 11617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46478

Prime factors of 46478 are 2, 17, 1367. Prime factorization of 46478 in exponential form is:

46478 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1367¹

Step-3: Factors of 46468

List of positive integer factors of 46468 that divides 46468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11617, 23234

Step-4: Factors of 46478

List of positive integer factors of 46478 that divides 46468 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 1367, 2734, 23239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46468 and 46478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46468 and 46478 is 2.

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