What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46131 and 46146?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46131 and 46146 is 3.

GCF(46131,46146) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46131 and 46146, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46131 and 46146.

How to find the GCF of 46131 and 46146?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46131 and 46146. After we will calculate the factors of 46131 and 46146 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 46146

Prime factors of 46146 are 2, 3, 7691. Prime factorization of 46146 in exponential form is:

46146 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7691¹

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 46146

List of positive integer factors of 46146 that divides 46131 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7691, 15382, 23073

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46131 and 46146. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46131 and 46146 is 3.

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