What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46535 and 46542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46535 and 46542 is 1.

GCF(46535,46542) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46535 and 46542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46535 and 46542.

How to find the GCF of 46535 and 46542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46535 and 46542. After we will calculate the factors of 46535 and 46542 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46535

Prime factors of 46535 are 5, 41, 227. Prime factorization of 46535 in exponential form is:

46535 = 5¹ × 41¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46542

Prime factors of 46542 are 2, 3, 7757. Prime factorization of 46542 in exponential form is:

46542 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7757¹

Step-3: Factors of 46535

List of positive integer factors of 46535 that divides 46535 without a remainder.

1, 5, 41, 205, 227, 1135, 9307

Step-4: Factors of 46542

List of positive integer factors of 46542 that divides 46535 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7757, 15514, 23271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46535 and 46542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46535 and 46542 is 1.

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