What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46764 and 46768?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46764 and 46768 is 4.

GCF(46764,46768) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46764 and 46768, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46764 and 46768.

How to find the GCF of 46764 and 46768?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46764 and 46768. After we will calculate the factors of 46764 and 46768 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46764

Prime factors of 46764 are 2, 3, 433. Prime factorization of 46764 in exponential form is:

46764 = 2² × 3³ × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46768

Prime factors of 46768 are 2, 37, 79. Prime factorization of 46768 in exponential form is:

46768 = 2⁴ × 37¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 46764

List of positive integer factors of 46764 that divides 46764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 433, 866, 1299, 1732, 2598, 3897, 5196, 7794, 11691, 15588, 23382

Step-4: Factors of 46768

List of positive integer factors of 46768 that divides 46764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 37, 74, 79, 148, 158, 296, 316, 592, 632, 1264, 2923, 5846, 11692, 23384

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46764 and 46768. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46764 and 46768 is 4.

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