What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46326 and 46344?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46326 and 46344 is 6.

GCF(46326,46344) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46326 and 46344, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46326 and 46344.

How to find the GCF of 46326 and 46344?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46326 and 46344. After we will calculate the factors of 46326 and 46344 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46326

Prime factors of 46326 are 2, 3, 7, 1103. Prime factorization of 46326 in exponential form is:

46326 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46344

Prime factors of 46344 are 2, 3, 1931. Prime factorization of 46344 in exponential form is:

46344 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1931¹

Step-3: Factors of 46326

List of positive integer factors of 46326 that divides 46326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 1103, 2206, 3309, 6618, 7721, 15442, 23163

Step-4: Factors of 46344

List of positive integer factors of 46344 that divides 46326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1931, 3862, 5793, 7724, 11586, 15448, 23172

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46326 and 46344. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46326 and 46344 is 6.

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