What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46656 and 46668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46656 and 46668 is 12.

GCF(46656,46668) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46656 and 46668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46656 and 46668.

How to find the GCF of 46656 and 46668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46656 and 46668. After we will calculate the factors of 46656 and 46668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46656

Prime factors of 46656 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 46656 in exponential form is:

46656 = 2⁶ × 3⁶

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46668

Prime factors of 46668 are 2, 3, 3889. Prime factorization of 46668 in exponential form is:

46668 = 2² × 3¹ × 3889¹

Step-3: Factors of 46656

List of positive integer factors of 46656 that divides 46656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 32, 36, 48, 54, 64, 72, 81, 96, 108, 144, 162, 192, 216, 243, 288, 324, 432, 486, 576, 648, 729, 864, 972, 1296, 1458, 1728, 1944, 2592, 2916, 3888, 5184, 5832, 7776, 11664, 15552, 23328

Step-4: Factors of 46668

List of positive integer factors of 46668 that divides 46656 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3889, 7778, 11667, 15556, 23334

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46656 and 46668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46656 and 46668 is 12.

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