What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46984 and 46997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46984 and 46997 is 1.

GCF(46984,46997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46984 and 46997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46984 and 46997.

How to find the GCF of 46984 and 46997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46984 and 46997. After we will calculate the factors of 46984 and 46997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46984

Prime factors of 46984 are 2, 7, 839. Prime factorization of 46984 in exponential form is:

46984 = 2³ × 7¹ × 839¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46997

Prime factors of 46997 are 46997. Prime factorization of 46997 in exponential form is:

46997 = 46997¹

Step-3: Factors of 46984

List of positive integer factors of 46984 that divides 46984 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 839, 1678, 3356, 5873, 6712, 11746, 23492

Step-4: Factors of 46997

List of positive integer factors of 46997 that divides 46984 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46984 and 46997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46984 and 46997 is 1.

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