What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46220 and 46231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46220 and 46231 is 1.

GCF(46220,46231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46220 and 46231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46220 and 46231.

How to find the GCF of 46220 and 46231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46220 and 46231. After we will calculate the factors of 46220 and 46231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46220

Prime factors of 46220 are 2, 5, 2311. Prime factorization of 46220 in exponential form is:

46220 = 2² × 5¹ × 2311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46231

Prime factors of 46231 are 83, 557. Prime factorization of 46231 in exponential form is:

46231 = 83¹ × 557¹

Step-3: Factors of 46220

List of positive integer factors of 46220 that divides 46220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2311, 4622, 9244, 11555, 23110

Step-4: Factors of 46231

List of positive integer factors of 46231 that divides 46220 without a remainder.

1, 83, 557

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46220 and 46231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46220 and 46231 is 1.

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