What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46764 and 46772?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46764 and 46772 is 4.

GCF(46764,46772) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46764 and 46772, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46764 and 46772.

How to find the GCF of 46764 and 46772?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46764 and 46772. After we will calculate the factors of 46764 and 46772 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 46772

Prime factors of 46772 are 2, 11, 1063. Prime factorization of 46772 in exponential form is:

46772 = 2² × 11¹ × 1063¹

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 46772

List of positive integer factors of 46772 that divides 46764 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1063, 2126, 4252, 11693, 23386

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46764 and 46772. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46764 and 46772 is 4.

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