What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46518 and 46527?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46518 and 46527 is 3.

GCF(46518,46527) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46518 and 46527, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46518 and 46527.

How to find the GCF of 46518 and 46527?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46518 and 46527. After we will calculate the factors of 46518 and 46527 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46518

Prime factors of 46518 are 2, 3, 7753. Prime factorization of 46518 in exponential form is:

46518 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7753¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46527

Prime factors of 46527 are 3, 13, 1193. Prime factorization of 46527 in exponential form is:

46527 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 46518

List of positive integer factors of 46518 that divides 46518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7753, 15506, 23259

Step-4: Factors of 46527

List of positive integer factors of 46527 that divides 46518 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 1193, 3579, 15509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46518 and 46527. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46518 and 46527 is 3.

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