What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48235 and 48246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48235 and 48246 is 11.

GCF(48235,48246) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48235 and 48246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48235 and 48246.

How to find the GCF of 48235 and 48246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48235 and 48246. After we will calculate the factors of 48235 and 48246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48235

Prime factors of 48235 are 5, 11, 877. Prime factorization of 48235 in exponential form is:

48235 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 877¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48246

Prime factors of 48246 are 2, 3, 11, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 48246 in exponential form is:

48246 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 48235

List of positive integer factors of 48235 that divides 48235 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 877, 4385, 9647

Step-4: Factors of 48246

List of positive integer factors of 48246 that divides 48235 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 17, 22, 33, 34, 43, 51, 66, 86, 102, 129, 187, 258, 374, 473, 561, 731, 946, 1122, 1419, 1462, 2193, 2838, 4386, 8041, 16082, 24123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48235 and 48246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48235 and 48246 is 11.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48235 and 48246