What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47172 and 47184?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47172 and 47184 is 12.

GCF(47172,47184) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47172 and 47184, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47172 and 47184.

How to find the GCF of 47172 and 47184?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47172 and 47184. After we will calculate the factors of 47172 and 47184 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47172

Prime factors of 47172 are 2, 3, 3931. Prime factorization of 47172 in exponential form is:

47172 = 2² × 3¹ × 3931¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47184

Prime factors of 47184 are 2, 3, 983. Prime factorization of 47184 in exponential form is:

47184 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 983¹

Step-3: Factors of 47172

List of positive integer factors of 47172 that divides 47172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3931, 7862, 11793, 15724, 23586

Step-4: Factors of 47184

List of positive integer factors of 47184 that divides 47172 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 983, 1966, 2949, 3932, 5898, 7864, 11796, 15728, 23592

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47172 and 47184. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47172 and 47184 is 12.

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