What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46470 and 46482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46470 and 46482 is 6.

GCF(46470,46482) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46470 and 46482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46470 and 46482.

How to find the GCF of 46470 and 46482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46470 and 46482. After we will calculate the factors of 46470 and 46482 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46470

Prime factors of 46470 are 2, 3, 5, 1549. Prime factorization of 46470 in exponential form is:

46470 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1549¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46482

Prime factors of 46482 are 2, 3, 61, 127. Prime factorization of 46482 in exponential form is:

46482 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 46470

List of positive integer factors of 46470 that divides 46470 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 1549, 3098, 4647, 7745, 9294, 15490, 23235

Step-4: Factors of 46482

List of positive integer factors of 46482 that divides 46470 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 61, 122, 127, 183, 254, 366, 381, 762, 7747, 15494, 23241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46470 and 46482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46470 and 46482 is 6.

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