What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46908 and 46920?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46908 and 46920 is 12.

GCF(46908,46920) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46908 and 46920, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46908 and 46920.

How to find the GCF of 46908 and 46920?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46908 and 46920. After we will calculate the factors of 46908 and 46920 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46908

Prime factors of 46908 are 2, 3, 1303. Prime factorization of 46908 in exponential form is:

46908 = 2² × 3² × 1303¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46920

Prime factors of 46920 are 2, 3, 5, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 46920 in exponential form is:

46920 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 46908

List of positive integer factors of 46908 that divides 46908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1303, 2606, 3909, 5212, 7818, 11727, 15636, 23454

Step-4: Factors of 46920

List of positive integer factors of 46920 that divides 46908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 23, 24, 30, 34, 40, 46, 51, 60, 68, 69, 85, 92, 102, 115, 120, 136, 138, 170, 184, 204, 230, 255, 276, 340, 345, 391, 408, 460, 510, 552, 680, 690, 782, 920, 1020, 1173, 1380, 1564, 1955, 2040, 2346, 2760, 3128, 3910, 4692, 5865, 7820, 9384, 11730, 15640, 23460

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46908 and 46920. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46908 and 46920 is 12.

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