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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46820 and 46840?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46820 and 46840 is 20.

GCF(46820,46840) = 20

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46820 and 46840, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46820 and 46840.

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How to find the GCF of 46820 and 46840?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46820 and 46840. After we will calculate the factors of 46820 and 46840 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46820

Prime factors of 46820 are 2, 5, 2341. Prime factorization of 46820 in exponential form is:

46820 = 22 × 51 × 23411

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46840

Prime factors of 46840 are 2, 5, 1171. Prime factorization of 46840 in exponential form is:

46840 = 23 × 51 × 11711

Step-3: Factors of 46820

List of positive integer factors of 46820 that divides 46820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 2341, 4682, 9364, 11705, 23410

Step-4: Factors of 46840

List of positive integer factors of 46840 that divides 46820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 1171, 2342, 4684, 5855, 9368, 11710, 23420

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46820 and 46840. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46820 and 46840 is 20.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46820 and 46840