What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46646 and 46660?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46646 and 46660 is 2.

GCF(46646,46660) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46646 and 46660, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46646 and 46660.

How to find the GCF of 46646 and 46660?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46646 and 46660. After we will calculate the factors of 46646 and 46660 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46646

Prime factors of 46646 are 2, 83, 281. Prime factorization of 46646 in exponential form is:

46646 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46660

Prime factors of 46660 are 2, 5, 2333. Prime factorization of 46660 in exponential form is:

46660 = 2² × 5¹ × 2333¹

Step-3: Factors of 46646

List of positive integer factors of 46646 that divides 46646 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 281, 562, 23323

Step-4: Factors of 46660

List of positive integer factors of 46660 that divides 46646 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2333, 4666, 9332, 11665, 23330

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46646 and 46660. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46646 and 46660 is 2.

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