What is the Greatest Common Factor of 94942 and 94946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 94942 and 94946 is 2.

GCF(94942,94946) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 94942 and 94946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 94942 and 94946.

How to find the GCF of 94942 and 94946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 94942 and 94946. After we will calculate the factors of 94942 and 94946 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 94942

Prime factors of 94942 are 2, 37, 1283. Prime factorization of 94942 in exponential form is:

94942 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 1283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 94946

Prime factors of 94946 are 2, 29, 1637. Prime factorization of 94946 in exponential form is:

94946 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1637¹

Step-3: Factors of 94942

List of positive integer factors of 94942 that divides 94942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 1283, 2566, 47471

Step-4: Factors of 94946

List of positive integer factors of 94946 that divides 94942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 1637, 3274, 47473

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 94942 and 94946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 94942 and 94946 is 2.

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