What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46172 and 46177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46172 and 46177 is 1.

GCF(46172,46177) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46172 and 46177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46172 and 46177.

How to find the GCF of 46172 and 46177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46172 and 46177. After we will calculate the factors of 46172 and 46177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46172

Prime factors of 46172 are 2, 7, 17, 97. Prime factorization of 46172 in exponential form is:

46172 = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46177

Prime factors of 46177 are 61, 757. Prime factorization of 46177 in exponential form is:

46177 = 61¹ × 757¹

Step-3: Factors of 46172

List of positive integer factors of 46172 that divides 46172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 17, 28, 34, 68, 97, 119, 194, 238, 388, 476, 679, 1358, 1649, 2716, 3298, 6596, 11543, 23086

Step-4: Factors of 46177

List of positive integer factors of 46177 that divides 46172 without a remainder.

1, 61, 757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46172 and 46177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46172 and 46177 is 1.

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