What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46966 and 46972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46966 and 46972 is 2.

GCF(46966,46972) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46966 and 46972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46966 and 46972.

How to find the GCF of 46966 and 46972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46966 and 46972. After we will calculate the factors of 46966 and 46972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46966

Prime factors of 46966 are 2, 23, 1021. Prime factorization of 46966 in exponential form is:

46966 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46972

Prime factors of 46972 are 2, 11743. Prime factorization of 46972 in exponential form is:

46972 = 2² × 11743¹

Step-3: Factors of 46966

List of positive integer factors of 46966 that divides 46966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1021, 2042, 23483

Step-4: Factors of 46972

List of positive integer factors of 46972 that divides 46966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11743, 23486

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46966 and 46972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46966 and 46972 is 2.

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