What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46482 and 46502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46482 and 46502 is 2.

GCF(46482,46502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46482 and 46502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46482 and 46502.

How to find the GCF of 46482 and 46502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46482 and 46502. After we will calculate the factors of 46482 and 46502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46482

Prime factors of 46482 are 2, 3, 61, 127. Prime factorization of 46482 in exponential form is:

46482 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46502

Prime factors of 46502 are 2, 23251. Prime factorization of 46502 in exponential form is:

46502 = 2¹ × 23251¹

Step-3: Factors of 46482

List of positive integer factors of 46482 that divides 46482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 61, 122, 127, 183, 254, 366, 381, 762, 7747, 15494, 23241

Step-4: Factors of 46502

List of positive integer factors of 46502 that divides 46482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46482 and 46502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46482 and 46502 is 2.

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