What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46580 and 46594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46580 and 46594 is 2.

GCF(46580,46594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46580 and 46594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46580 and 46594.

How to find the GCF of 46580 and 46594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46580 and 46594. After we will calculate the factors of 46580 and 46594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46580

Prime factors of 46580 are 2, 5, 17, 137. Prime factorization of 46580 in exponential form is:

46580 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46594

Prime factors of 46594 are 2, 23297. Prime factorization of 46594 in exponential form is:

46594 = 2¹ × 23297¹

Step-3: Factors of 46580

List of positive integer factors of 46580 that divides 46580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 68, 85, 137, 170, 274, 340, 548, 685, 1370, 2329, 2740, 4658, 9316, 11645, 23290

Step-4: Factors of 46594

List of positive integer factors of 46594 that divides 46580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46580 and 46594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46580 and 46594 is 2.

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