What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46668 and 46684?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46668 and 46684 is 4.

GCF(46668,46684) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46668 and 46684, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46668 and 46684.

How to find the GCF of 46668 and 46684?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46668 and 46684. After we will calculate the factors of 46668 and 46684 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 46684

Prime factors of 46684 are 2, 11, 1061. Prime factorization of 46684 in exponential form is:

46684 = 2² × 11¹ × 1061¹

Step-3: Factors of 46668

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 46684

List of positive integer factors of 46684 that divides 46668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 1061, 2122, 4244, 11671, 23342

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46668 and 46684. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46668 and 46684 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 46668 and 46684