What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46131 and 46143?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46131 and 46143 is 3.

GCF(46131,46143) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46131 and 46143, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46131 and 46143.

How to find the GCF of 46131 and 46143?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46131 and 46143. After we will calculate the factors of 46131 and 46143 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46131

Prime factors of 46131 are 3, 15377. Prime factorization of 46131 in exponential form is:

46131 = 3¹ × 15377¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46143

Prime factors of 46143 are 3, 1709. Prime factorization of 46143 in exponential form is:

46143 = 3³ × 1709¹

Step-3: Factors of 46131

List of positive integer factors of 46131 that divides 46131 without a remainder.

1, 3, 15377

Step-4: Factors of 46143

List of positive integer factors of 46143 that divides 46131 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1709, 5127, 15381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46131 and 46143. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46131 and 46143 is 3.

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