What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46904 and 46917?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46904 and 46917 is 13.

GCF(46904,46917) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46904 and 46917, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46904 and 46917.

How to find the GCF of 46904 and 46917?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46904 and 46917. After we will calculate the factors of 46904 and 46917 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46904

Prime factors of 46904 are 2, 11, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 46904 in exponential form is:

46904 = 2³ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46917

Prime factors of 46917 are 3, 13, 401. Prime factorization of 46917 in exponential form is:

46917 = 3² × 13¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 46904

List of positive integer factors of 46904 that divides 46904 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 22, 26, 41, 44, 52, 82, 88, 104, 143, 164, 286, 328, 451, 533, 572, 902, 1066, 1144, 1804, 2132, 3608, 4264, 5863, 11726, 23452

Step-4: Factors of 46917

List of positive integer factors of 46917 that divides 46904 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 117, 401, 1203, 3609, 5213, 15639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46904 and 46917. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46904 and 46917 is 13.

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