What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46212 and 46227?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46212 and 46227 is 3.

GCF(46212,46227) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46212 and 46227, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46212 and 46227.

How to find the GCF of 46212 and 46227?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46212 and 46227. After we will calculate the factors of 46212 and 46227 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46212

Prime factors of 46212 are 2, 3, 3851. Prime factorization of 46212 in exponential form is:

46212 = 2² × 3¹ × 3851¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46227

Prime factors of 46227 are 3, 19, 811. Prime factorization of 46227 in exponential form is:

46227 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 811¹

Step-3: Factors of 46212

List of positive integer factors of 46212 that divides 46212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3851, 7702, 11553, 15404, 23106

Step-4: Factors of 46227

List of positive integer factors of 46227 that divides 46212 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 811, 2433, 15409

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46212 and 46227. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46212 and 46227 is 3.

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