What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4 and 46?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4 and 46 is 2.

GCF(4,46) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4 and 46, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4 and 46.

How to find the GCF of 4 and 46?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4 and 46. After we will calculate the factors of 4 and 46 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4

Prime factors of 4 are 2. Prime factorization of 4 in exponential form is:

4 = 2²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46

Prime factors of 46 are 2, 23. Prime factorization of 46 in exponential form is:

46 = 2¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 4

List of positive integer factors of 4 that divides 4 without a remainder.

1, 2

Step-4: Factors of 46

List of positive integer factors of 46 that divides 4 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4 and 46. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4 and 46 is 2.

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