What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47178 and 47198?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47178 and 47198 is 2.

GCF(47178,47198) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47178 and 47198, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47178 and 47198.

How to find the GCF of 47178 and 47198?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47178 and 47198. After we will calculate the factors of 47178 and 47198 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 47198

Prime factors of 47198 are 2, 23599. Prime factorization of 47198 in exponential form is:

47198 = 2¹ × 23599¹

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 47198

List of positive integer factors of 47198 that divides 47178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23599

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47178 and 47198. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47178 and 47198 is 2.

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