What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46356 and 46373?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46356 and 46373 is 1.

GCF(46356,46373) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46356 and 46373, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46356 and 46373.

How to find the GCF of 46356 and 46373?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46356 and 46373. After we will calculate the factors of 46356 and 46373 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46356

Prime factors of 46356 are 2, 3, 3863. Prime factorization of 46356 in exponential form is:

46356 = 2² × 3¹ × 3863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46373

Prime factors of 46373 are 79, 587. Prime factorization of 46373 in exponential form is:

46373 = 79¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 46356

List of positive integer factors of 46356 that divides 46356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3863, 7726, 11589, 15452, 23178

Step-4: Factors of 46373

List of positive integer factors of 46373 that divides 46356 without a remainder.

1, 79, 587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46356 and 46373. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46356 and 46373 is 1.

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