What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46846 and 46861?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46846 and 46861 is 1.

GCF(46846,46861) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46846 and 46861, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46846 and 46861.

How to find the GCF of 46846 and 46861?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46846 and 46861. After we will calculate the factors of 46846 and 46861 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46846

Prime factors of 46846 are 2, 59, 397. Prime factorization of 46846 in exponential form is:

46846 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46861

Prime factors of 46861 are 46861. Prime factorization of 46861 in exponential form is:

46861 = 46861¹

Step-3: Factors of 46846

List of positive integer factors of 46846 that divides 46846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 397, 794, 23423

Step-4: Factors of 46861

List of positive integer factors of 46861 that divides 46846 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46846 and 46861. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46846 and 46861 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46846 and 46861