What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46802 and 46809?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46802 and 46809 is 7.

GCF(46802,46809) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46802 and 46809, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46802 and 46809.

How to find the GCF of 46802 and 46809?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46802 and 46809. After we will calculate the factors of 46802 and 46809 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46802

Prime factors of 46802 are 2, 7, 3343. Prime factorization of 46802 in exponential form is:

46802 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3343¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46809

Prime factors of 46809 are 3, 7, 743. Prime factorization of 46809 in exponential form is:

46809 = 3² × 7¹ × 743¹

Step-3: Factors of 46802

List of positive integer factors of 46802 that divides 46802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 3343, 6686, 23401

Step-4: Factors of 46809

List of positive integer factors of 46809 that divides 46802 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 743, 2229, 5201, 6687, 15603

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46802 and 46809. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46802 and 46809 is 7.

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