What is the Greatest Common Factor of 80042 and 80046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 80042 and 80046 is 2.

GCF(80042,80046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 80042 and 80046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 80042 and 80046.

How to find the GCF of 80042 and 80046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 80042 and 80046. After we will calculate the factors of 80042 and 80046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 80042

Prime factors of 80042 are 2, 31, 1291. Prime factorization of 80042 in exponential form is:

80042 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1291¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 80046

Prime factors of 80046 are 2, 3, 4447. Prime factorization of 80046 in exponential form is:

80046 = 2¹ × 3² × 4447¹

Step-3: Factors of 80042

List of positive integer factors of 80042 that divides 80042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 1291, 2582, 40021

Step-4: Factors of 80046

List of positive integer factors of 80046 that divides 80042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 4447, 8894, 13341, 26682, 40023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 80042 and 80046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 80042 and 80046 is 2.

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