What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46982 and 46994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46982 and 46994 is 2.

GCF(46982,46994) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46982 and 46994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46982 and 46994.

How to find the GCF of 46982 and 46994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46982 and 46994. After we will calculate the factors of 46982 and 46994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46982

Prime factors of 46982 are 2, 13, 139. Prime factorization of 46982 in exponential form is:

46982 = 2¹ × 13² × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46994

Prime factors of 46994 are 2, 23497. Prime factorization of 46994 in exponential form is:

46994 = 2¹ × 23497¹

Step-3: Factors of 46982

List of positive integer factors of 46982 that divides 46982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 139, 169, 278, 338, 1807, 3614, 23491

Step-4: Factors of 46994

List of positive integer factors of 46994 that divides 46982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23497

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46982 and 46994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46982 and 46994 is 2.

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