What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47042 and 47059?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47042 and 47059 is 1.

GCF(47042,47059) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47042 and 47059, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47042 and 47059.

How to find the GCF of 47042 and 47059?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47042 and 47059. After we will calculate the factors of 47042 and 47059 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47042

Prime factors of 47042 are 2, 43, 547. Prime factorization of 47042 in exponential form is:

47042 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47059

Prime factors of 47059 are 47059. Prime factorization of 47059 in exponential form is:

47059 = 47059¹

Step-3: Factors of 47042

List of positive integer factors of 47042 that divides 47042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 547, 1094, 23521

Step-4: Factors of 47059

List of positive integer factors of 47059 that divides 47042 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47042 and 47059. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47042 and 47059 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 47042 and 47059