What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47221 and 47228?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47221 and 47228 is 1.

GCF(47221,47228) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47221 and 47228, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47221 and 47228.

How to find the GCF of 47221 and 47228?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47221 and 47228. After we will calculate the factors of 47221 and 47228 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47221

Prime factors of 47221 are 47221. Prime factorization of 47221 in exponential form is:

47221 = 47221¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 47228

Prime factors of 47228 are 2, 11807. Prime factorization of 47228 in exponential form is:

47228 = 2² × 11807¹

Step-3: Factors of 47221

List of positive integer factors of 47221 that divides 47221 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 47228

List of positive integer factors of 47228 that divides 47221 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11807, 23614

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47221 and 47228. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47221 and 47228 is 1.

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