What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47178 and 47188?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47178 and 47188 is 2.

GCF(47178,47188) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47178 and 47188, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47178 and 47188.

How to find the GCF of 47178 and 47188?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47178 and 47188. After we will calculate the factors of 47178 and 47188 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47178

Prime factors of 47178 are 2, 3, 2621. Prime factorization of 47178 in exponential form is:

47178 = 2¹ × 3² × 2621¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47188

Prime factors of 47188 are 2, 47, 251. Prime factorization of 47188 in exponential form is:

47188 = 2² × 47¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 47178

List of positive integer factors of 47178 that divides 47178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2621, 5242, 7863, 15726, 23589

Step-4: Factors of 47188

List of positive integer factors of 47188 that divides 47178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 188, 251, 502, 1004, 11797, 23594

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47178 and 47188. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47178 and 47188 is 2.

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