What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46492 and 46498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46492 and 46498 is 2.

GCF(46492,46498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46492 and 46498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46492 and 46498.

How to find the GCF of 46492 and 46498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46492 and 46498. After we will calculate the factors of 46492 and 46498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 46492

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 46498

List of positive integer factors of 46498 that divides 46492 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46492 and 46498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46492 and 46498 is 2.

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