What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46564 and 46568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46564 and 46568 is 4.

GCF(46564,46568) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46564 and 46568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46564 and 46568.

How to find the GCF of 46564 and 46568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46564 and 46568. After we will calculate the factors of 46564 and 46568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46564

Prime factors of 46564 are 2, 7, 1663. Prime factorization of 46564 in exponential form is:

46564 = 2² × 7¹ × 1663¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46568

Prime factors of 46568 are 2, 5821. Prime factorization of 46568 in exponential form is:

46568 = 2³ × 5821¹

Step-3: Factors of 46564

List of positive integer factors of 46564 that divides 46564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1663, 3326, 6652, 11641, 23282

Step-4: Factors of 46568

List of positive integer factors of 46568 that divides 46564 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 5821, 11642, 23284

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46564 and 46568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46564 and 46568 is 4.

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