What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61946 and 61956?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61946 and 61956 is 2.

GCF(61946,61956) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61946 and 61956, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61946 and 61956.

How to find the GCF of 61946 and 61956?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61946 and 61956. After we will calculate the factors of 61946 and 61956 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61946

Prime factors of 61946 are 2, 47, 659. Prime factorization of 61946 in exponential form is:

61946 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61956

Prime factors of 61956 are 2, 3, 1721. Prime factorization of 61956 in exponential form is:

61956 = 2² × 3² × 1721¹

Step-3: Factors of 61946

List of positive integer factors of 61946 that divides 61946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 659, 1318, 30973

Step-4: Factors of 61956

List of positive integer factors of 61956 that divides 61946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1721, 3442, 5163, 6884, 10326, 15489, 20652, 30978

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61946 and 61956. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61946 and 61956 is 2.

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