What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46472 and 46486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46472 and 46486 is 2.

GCF(46472,46486) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46472 and 46486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46472 and 46486.

How to find the GCF of 46472 and 46486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46472 and 46486. After we will calculate the factors of 46472 and 46486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46472

Prime factors of 46472 are 2, 37, 157. Prime factorization of 46472 in exponential form is:

46472 = 2³ × 37¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46486

Prime factors of 46486 are 2, 11, 2113. Prime factorization of 46486 in exponential form is:

46486 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2113¹

Step-3: Factors of 46472

List of positive integer factors of 46472 that divides 46472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 74, 148, 157, 296, 314, 628, 1256, 5809, 11618, 23236

Step-4: Factors of 46486

List of positive integer factors of 46486 that divides 46472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2113, 4226, 23243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46472 and 46486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46472 and 46486 is 2.

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