What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47146 and 47156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47146 and 47156 is 2.

GCF(47146,47156) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47146 and 47156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47146 and 47156.

How to find the GCF of 47146 and 47156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47146 and 47156. After we will calculate the factors of 47146 and 47156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47146

Prime factors of 47146 are 2, 11, 2143. Prime factorization of 47146 in exponential form is:

47146 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47156

Prime factors of 47156 are 2, 11789. Prime factorization of 47156 in exponential form is:

47156 = 2² × 11789¹

Step-3: Factors of 47146

List of positive integer factors of 47146 that divides 47146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2143, 4286, 23573

Step-4: Factors of 47156

List of positive integer factors of 47156 that divides 47146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11789, 23578

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47146 and 47156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47146 and 47156 is 2.

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