What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46686 and 46706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46686 and 46706 is 2.

GCF(46686,46706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46686 and 46706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46686 and 46706.

How to find the GCF of 46686 and 46706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46686 and 46706. After we will calculate the factors of 46686 and 46706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46686

Prime factors of 46686 are 2, 3, 31, 251. Prime factorization of 46686 in exponential form is:

46686 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46706

Prime factors of 46706 are 2, 11, 193. Prime factorization of 46706 in exponential form is:

46706 = 2¹ × 11² × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 46686

List of positive integer factors of 46686 that divides 46686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 93, 186, 251, 502, 753, 1506, 7781, 15562, 23343

Step-4: Factors of 46706

List of positive integer factors of 46706 that divides 46686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 121, 193, 242, 386, 2123, 4246, 23353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46686 and 46706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46686 and 46706 is 2.

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