What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46478 and 46492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46478 and 46492 is 2.

GCF(46478,46492) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46478 and 46492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46478 and 46492.

How to find the GCF of 46478 and 46492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46478 and 46492. After we will calculate the factors of 46478 and 46492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 46492

Prime factors of 46492 are 2, 59, 197. Prime factorization of 46492 in exponential form is:

46492 = 2² × 59¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 46478

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 46492

List of positive integer factors of 46492 that divides 46478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 118, 197, 236, 394, 788, 11623, 23246

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46478 and 46492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46478 and 46492 is 2.

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