What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46231 and 46243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46231 and 46243 is 1.

GCF(46231,46243) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46231 and 46243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46231 and 46243.

How to find the GCF of 46231 and 46243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46231 and 46243. After we will calculate the factors of 46231 and 46243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46231

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

46231 = 83¹ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46243

Prime factors of 46243 are 131, 353. Prime factorization of 46243 in exponential form is:

46243 = 131¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 46231

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

1, 83, 557

Step-4: Factors of 46243

List of positive integer factors of 46243 that divides 46231 without a remainder.

1, 131, 353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46231 and 46243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46231 and 46243 is 1.

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