What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46856 and 46862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46856 and 46862 is 2.

GCF(46856,46862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46856 and 46862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46856 and 46862.

How to find the GCF of 46856 and 46862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46856 and 46862. After we will calculate the factors of 46856 and 46862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46856

Prime factors of 46856 are 2, 5857. Prime factorization of 46856 in exponential form is:

46856 = 2³ × 5857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46862

Prime factors of 46862 are 2, 23431. Prime factorization of 46862 in exponential form is:

46862 = 2¹ × 23431¹

Step-3: Factors of 46856

List of positive integer factors of 46856 that divides 46856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5857, 11714, 23428

Step-4: Factors of 46862

List of positive integer factors of 46862 that divides 46856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46856 and 46862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46856 and 46862 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46856 and 46862