What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46650 and 46659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46650 and 46659 is 3.

GCF(46650,46659) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46650 and 46659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46650 and 46659.

How to find the GCF of 46650 and 46659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46650 and 46659. After we will calculate the factors of 46650 and 46659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46650

Prime factors of 46650 are 2, 3, 5, 311. Prime factorization of 46650 in exponential form is:

46650 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46659

Prime factors of 46659 are 3, 103, 151. Prime factorization of 46659 in exponential form is:

46659 = 3¹ × 103¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 46650

List of positive integer factors of 46650 that divides 46650 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150, 311, 622, 933, 1555, 1866, 3110, 4665, 7775, 9330, 15550, 23325

Step-4: Factors of 46659

List of positive integer factors of 46659 that divides 46650 without a remainder.

1, 3, 103, 151, 309, 453, 15553

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46650 and 46659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46650 and 46659 is 3.

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