What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46962 and 46970?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46962 and 46970 is 2.

GCF(46962,46970) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46962 and 46970, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46962 and 46970.

How to find the GCF of 46962 and 46970?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46962 and 46970. After we will calculate the factors of 46962 and 46970 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46962

Prime factors of 46962 are 2, 3, 2609. Prime factorization of 46962 in exponential form is:

46962 = 2¹ × 3² × 2609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46970

Prime factors of 46970 are 2, 5, 7, 11, 61. Prime factorization of 46970 in exponential form is:

46970 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 46962

List of positive integer factors of 46962 that divides 46962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2609, 5218, 7827, 15654, 23481

Step-4: Factors of 46970

List of positive integer factors of 46970 that divides 46962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 22, 35, 55, 61, 70, 77, 110, 122, 154, 305, 385, 427, 610, 671, 770, 854, 1342, 2135, 3355, 4270, 4697, 6710, 9394, 23485

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46962 and 46970. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46962 and 46970 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46962 and 46970