What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46731 and 46747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46731 and 46747 is 1.

GCF(46731,46747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46731 and 46747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46731 and 46747.

How to find the GCF of 46731 and 46747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46731 and 46747. After we will calculate the factors of 46731 and 46747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46731

Prime factors of 46731 are 3, 37, 421. Prime factorization of 46731 in exponential form is:

46731 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46747

Prime factors of 46747 are 46747. Prime factorization of 46747 in exponential form is:

46747 = 46747¹

Step-3: Factors of 46731

List of positive integer factors of 46731 that divides 46731 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 111, 421, 1263, 15577

Step-4: Factors of 46747

List of positive integer factors of 46747 that divides 46731 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46731 and 46747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46731 and 46747 is 1.

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