What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46956 and 46969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46956 and 46969 is 13.

GCF(46956,46969) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46956 and 46969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46956 and 46969.

How to find the GCF of 46956 and 46969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46956 and 46969. After we will calculate the factors of 46956 and 46969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46956

Prime factors of 46956 are 2, 3, 7, 13, 43. Prime factorization of 46956 in exponential form is:

46956 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46969

Prime factors of 46969 are 13, 3613. Prime factorization of 46969 in exponential form is:

46969 = 13¹ × 3613¹

Step-3: Factors of 46956

List of positive integer factors of 46956 that divides 46956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 21, 26, 28, 39, 42, 43, 52, 78, 84, 86, 91, 129, 156, 172, 182, 258, 273, 301, 364, 516, 546, 559, 602, 903, 1092, 1118, 1204, 1677, 1806, 2236, 3354, 3612, 3913, 6708, 7826, 11739, 15652, 23478

Step-4: Factors of 46969

List of positive integer factors of 46969 that divides 46956 without a remainder.

1, 13, 3613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46956 and 46969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46956 and 46969 is 13.

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