What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47159 and 47163?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47159 and 47163 is 1.

GCF(47159,47163) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47159 and 47163, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47159 and 47163.

How to find the GCF of 47159 and 47163?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47159 and 47163. After we will calculate the factors of 47159 and 47163 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47159

Prime factors of 47159 are 7, 6737. Prime factorization of 47159 in exponential form is:

47159 = 7¹ × 6737¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47163

Prime factors of 47163 are 3, 79, 199. Prime factorization of 47163 in exponential form is:

47163 = 3¹ × 79¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 47159

List of positive integer factors of 47159 that divides 47159 without a remainder.

1, 7, 6737

Step-4: Factors of 47163

List of positive integer factors of 47163 that divides 47159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 79, 199, 237, 597, 15721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47159 and 47163. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47159 and 47163 is 1.

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