What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46572 and 46588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46572 and 46588 is 4.

GCF(46572,46588) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46572 and 46588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46572 and 46588.

How to find the GCF of 46572 and 46588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46572 and 46588. After we will calculate the factors of 46572 and 46588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46572

Prime factors of 46572 are 2, 3, 3881. Prime factorization of 46572 in exponential form is:

46572 = 2² × 3¹ × 3881¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46588

Prime factors of 46588 are 2, 19, 613. Prime factorization of 46588 in exponential form is:

46588 = 2² × 19¹ × 613¹

Step-3: Factors of 46572

List of positive integer factors of 46572 that divides 46572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3881, 7762, 11643, 15524, 23286

Step-4: Factors of 46588

List of positive integer factors of 46588 that divides 46572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 613, 1226, 2452, 11647, 23294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46572 and 46588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46572 and 46588 is 4.

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