What is the Greatest Common Factor of 46698 and 46707?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 46698 and 46707 is 3.

GCF(46698,46707) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 46698 and 46707, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 46698 and 46707.

How to find the GCF of 46698 and 46707?

We will first find the prime factorization of 46698 and 46707. After we will calculate the factors of 46698 and 46707 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 46698

Prime factors of 46698 are 2, 3, 43, 181. Prime factorization of 46698 in exponential form is:

46698 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 46707

Prime factors of 46707 are 3, 15569. Prime factorization of 46707 in exponential form is:

46707 = 3¹ × 15569¹

Step-3: Factors of 46698

List of positive integer factors of 46698 that divides 46698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 129, 181, 258, 362, 543, 1086, 7783, 15566, 23349

Step-4: Factors of 46707

List of positive integer factors of 46707 that divides 46698 without a remainder.

1, 3, 15569

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 46698 and 46707. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 46698 and 46707 is 3.

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