What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47168 and 47179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47168 and 47179 is 11.

GCF(47168,47179) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47168 and 47179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47168 and 47179.

How to find the GCF of 47168 and 47179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47168 and 47179. After we will calculate the factors of 47168 and 47179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47168

Prime factors of 47168 are 2, 11, 67. Prime factorization of 47168 in exponential form is:

47168 = 2⁶ × 11¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47179

Prime factors of 47179 are 11, 4289. Prime factorization of 47179 in exponential form is:

47179 = 11¹ × 4289¹

Step-3: Factors of 47168

List of positive integer factors of 47168 that divides 47168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 44, 64, 67, 88, 134, 176, 268, 352, 536, 704, 737, 1072, 1474, 2144, 2948, 4288, 5896, 11792, 23584

Step-4: Factors of 47179

List of positive integer factors of 47179 that divides 47168 without a remainder.

1, 11, 4289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47168 and 47179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47168 and 47179 is 11.

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