What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46668 and 46688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46668 and 46688 is 4.

GCF(46668,46688) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46668 and 46688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46668 and 46688.

How to find the GCF of 46668 and 46688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46668 and 46688. After we will calculate the factors of 46668 and 46688 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46668

Prime factors of 46668 are 2, 3, 3889. Prime factorization of 46668 in exponential form is:

46668 = 2² × 3¹ × 3889¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46688

Prime factors of 46688 are 2, 1459. Prime factorization of 46688 in exponential form is:

46688 = 2⁵ × 1459¹

Step-3: Factors of 46668

List of positive integer factors of 46668 that divides 46668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3889, 7778, 11667, 15556, 23334

Step-4: Factors of 46688

List of positive integer factors of 46688 that divides 46668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1459, 2918, 5836, 11672, 23344

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46668 and 46688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46668 and 46688 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46668 and 46688