What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46572 and 46586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46572 and 46586 is 2.

GCF(46572,46586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46572 and 46586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46572 and 46586.

How to find the GCF of 46572 and 46586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46572 and 46586. After we will calculate the factors of 46572 and 46586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46572

Prime factors of 46572 are 2, 3, 3881. Prime factorization of 46572 in exponential form is:

46572 = 2² × 3¹ × 3881¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46586

Prime factors of 46586 are 2, 23293. Prime factorization of 46586 in exponential form is:

46586 = 2¹ × 23293¹

Step-3: Factors of 46572

List of positive integer factors of 46572 that divides 46572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3881, 7762, 11643, 15524, 23286

Step-4: Factors of 46586

List of positive integer factors of 46586 that divides 46572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46572 and 46586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46572 and 46586 is 2.

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