What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46874 and 46887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46874 and 46887 is 1.

GCF(46874,46887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46874 and 46887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46874 and 46887.

How to find the GCF of 46874 and 46887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46874 and 46887. After we will calculate the factors of 46874 and 46887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46874

Prime factors of 46874 are 2, 23, 1019. Prime factorization of 46874 in exponential form is:

46874 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46887

Prime factors of 46887 are 3, 15629. Prime factorization of 46887 in exponential form is:

46887 = 3¹ × 15629¹

Step-3: Factors of 46874

List of positive integer factors of 46874 that divides 46874 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1019, 2038, 23437

Step-4: Factors of 46887

List of positive integer factors of 46887 that divides 46874 without a remainder.

1, 3, 15629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46874 and 46887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46874 and 46887 is 1.

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