What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46478 and 46498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46478 and 46498 is 2.

GCF(46478,46498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46478 and 46498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46478 and 46498.

How to find the GCF of 46478 and 46498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46478 and 46498. After we will calculate the factors of 46478 and 46498 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 46498

Prime factors of 46498 are 2, 67, 347. Prime factorization of 46498 in exponential form is:

46498 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 347¹

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 46498

List of positive integer factors of 46498 that divides 46478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 347, 694, 23249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46478 and 46498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46478 and 46498 is 2.

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